Role Jazz Drummer Occupation(s) Musician Genres Jazz | Instruments Drums Movies Space Is the Place Name Lex Humphries | |
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Born August 22, 1936 ( 1936-08-22 ) Died July 11, 1994, New York, United States Similar People Duke Pearson, Donald Byrd, Pepper Adams, Nesuhi Ertegun, Alfred Lion | ||
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Lex Humphries (August 22, 1936 – July 11, 1994) was a jazz drummer. He worked with two musicians known for mixing world music with jazz: Sun Ra and Yusef Lateef. As a member of Sun Ra's "Arkestra" he appeared in the film Space Is the Place.
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Humphries played on the Giant Steps sessions with John Coltrane. The renditions he and Cedar Walton recorded with Coltrane were released as alternative tracks in 1974. He was also the first drummer in the Jazztet, appearing on their first album, Meet the Jazztet, in 1960.
Duke Pearson Trio - Exodus
As sideman
With Donald Byrd
With John Coltrane
With Art Farmer and Benny Golson
With Dizzy Gillespie
With John Handy
With Yusef Lateef
With Junior Mance
With Wes Montgomery
With Duke Pearson
With Sonny Red
With Sonny Stitt
With Sun Ra
With McCoy Tyner
With Doug Watkins