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Pete La Roca Born Peter Sims April 7 1938 – November 20 2012 Was An American Jazz Drummer. He Adopted The Name La Roca Early In His Musical Career When He Was A Timbales Player In Latin Bands.
Pete La Roca Was Born In New York City. Between 1957 And 1968 He Played With Sonny Rollins Jackie McLean Slide Hampton The John Coltrane Quartet Marian McPartland Art Farmer Freddie Hubbard Mose Allison Charles Lloyd Paul Bley And Steve Kühn Among Others As Well As Leading His Own Group And Working As The House Drummer At The Jazz Workshop In Boston Massachusetts. During This Period He Twice Recorded As Leader Firstly On Basra Blue Note 1965 And Also On Turkish Women At The Bath Douglas 1967 Also Issued As Bliss Under Pianist Chick Corea's Name On Muse.
In 1968 He Left Music To Become A Lawyer Successfully Suing When His Second Album As Leader Was Released Under Corea's Name Without His Consent.
He Returned To Jazz In 1979 And Recorded One New Album As A Leader Swingtime Blue Note 1997 . Discography As Leader Basra Blue Note 1965 Turkish Women At The Bath Douglas 1967 Also Released As Bliss! Under Chick Corea's Name In 1968 Swingtime Blue Note 1997 As Sideman A.O. With Jaki Byard
Hi-Fly New Jazz 1962 With Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark Quintets Blue Note 1965 With Johnny Coles
Little Johnny C Blue Note 1963 With Art Farmer
To Sweden With Love Atlantic 1964 - With Jim Hall
Sing Me Softly Of The Blues Atlantic 1965 With Don Friedman
Circle Waltz Riverside 1962 With Joe Henderson
Page One Blue Note 1963 Our Thing Blue Note 1963 With Freddie Hubbard
Blue Spirits Blue Note 1964 The Night Of The Cookers Blue Note 1965 With Booker Little
Booker Little And Friend Bethlehem 1961 With Charles Lloyd
Of Course Of Course Columbia 1965 With Jackie McLean
New Soil Blue Note 1959 Bluesnik Blue Note 1961 With Sonny Rollins
A Night At The Village Vanguard Blue Note 1957 With George Russell
The Outer View Riverside 1962 read less