Roy Brooks

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Real name: Roy Brooks Jr.
Born: March 9, 1938
Died: November 15, 2005
Country: United States
IPI: 00004308724 1 work
00004308920 2 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Hard bop drummer from Detroit whose career was hampered by his mental illness.

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	The Free Slave	Roy Brooks	1972	Have Soul Will Travel

Covers by Roy Brooks

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	i	Bird Like	Roy Brooks	1979	Freddie Hubbard
	i	Casbah	Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks	1972	Tadd Dameron and His Orchestra
	i	Constellation	Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks	1972	Charlie Parker's All Stars
	i	Ghost of a Chance	Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks	1972	Bing Crosby
	i	Homestretch	Roy Brooks	1964	Joe Henderson [US1]
	i	If You Could See Me Now	Roy Brooks	1964	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Tad Dameron
	i	It's Magic	Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks	1972	Doris Day - Orchestra under the direction of George Siravo REL, Doris Day and Nestor Amaral REC
	i	Old Folks	Roy Brooks	1979	Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
	i	The Smart Set	Roy Brooks	1979	Yusef Lateef
	i	Topsy	Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks	1972	Count Basie and His Orchestra
	i	Webb City	Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks	1972	The Be Bop Boys

Songs written by Roy Brooks

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
The Free Slave	Roy Brooks	Roy Brooks	1972	Covered by Have Soul Will Travel
The Smart Set	Roy Brooks	Yusef Lateef	1966	Covered by (2 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Beat	Roy Brooks	1964	Workshop Jazz
	Constellation	Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks	1972	Cobblestone
	The Free Slave	Roy Brooks	1972	Muse Records
	The Smart Set	Roy Brooks	1979	Baystate