Larry Ritchie

Larry Ritchie (born March 5, 1932)^[1]^[2] was an American jazz drummer and record/CD producer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York as Lawrence Ritchie to Walter Ritchie, an electrician, and Pearl Ritchie, a domestic worker, both of whom were migrants from rural Virginia.

Ritchie has recorded with John Coltrane,^[3] Ray Draper, and Jackie McLean. Examples of his jazz work are provided by McLean's Strange Blues (1957) and Freddie Redd's Music from The Connection (1960).^[4]

Ritchie was also a talented painter and by the mid-1960s, he devoted more of his time to painting than to music.

Discography

With John Coltrane

Like Sonny (Capitol, 1958–60)^[5]

With Ray Draper

The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane (Prestige, 1957)
A Tuba Jazz (Jubilee, 1958)

With Jackie McLean

Fat Jazz (Jubilee, 1957)
Strange Blues (Prestige, 1957)

With Freddie Redd

The Connection (Blue Note, 1960)

References

^ "1940 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ May, Chris (2009-10-16). "More extended analysis: John Coltrane: Side Steps". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
^ Becton, Eddie (2005-12-02). "CD/LP/Review: The Music from The Connection". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.