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Bobby Durham

ActingBorn 3 Feb 1937Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Bobby Durham (February 3, 1937 – July 6, 2008) was an American jazz drummer.

Durham was born in Philadelphia and learned to play drums while a child. He played with The Orioles at age 16, and was in a military band between 1956 and 1959. After his discharge, he played with King James and Stan Hunter. In 1960, he moved to New York City, where he played with Lloyd Price, Wild Bill Davis, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Slide Hampton, Grant Green, Sweets Edison, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Rowles, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, in which he played for five months. While working with Basie, he met Al Gr…

Known For & Filmography

Omnibus posterOmnibus1967* 7.2Das Sonntagskonzert posterDas Sonntagskonzert1969* NRImprovisation posterImprovisation2004* NRNorman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents The Clark Terry Sextet ’77 posterNorman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents The Clark Terry Sextet ’77-* NRElla Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne posterElla Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne1974* NRThree Ladies of Blues - 37.Internacionale Jazzwoche posterThree Ladies of Blues - 37.Internacionale Jazzwoche-* NRElla Fitzgerald's Other Show posterElla Fitzgerald's Other Show1974* NRElla Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s posterElla Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s1974* 8.0

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