Mickey Roker
- Instrument:
- Drums
- Genres:
- Jazz, Funk / Soul, Blues, Latin, Non-Music, Stage & Screen, Pop, Classical, Brass & Military
- Styles:
- Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz, Bop, Post Bop, Swing, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz, Vocal, Cool Jazz
Essential Mickey Roker Albums
Skol
Oscar Peterson, Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Pass, Mickey Roker, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
1982
Swing
Quadrant
Quadrant, Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
1979
Instrumental
The Caribbean Suite - The Exciting Mixture Of American Jazz And The Music Of The "Caribe"
Harold Vick Featuring Blue Mitchell, Al Dailey*, Bobby Hutcherson, Everett Barksdale, Walter Booker, Mickey Roker, Montego Joe, Manuel Ramos
1967
Jazz Maturity... Where It's Coming From -
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
1978
"All Too Soon" Quadrant Toasts Duke Ellington
Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
1980
The Gifted Ones
Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
2024
Dizzy's Big 4
Dizzy Gillespie • Joe Pass • Ray Brown • Mickey Roker
1990
A Celebration Of Duke
Sarah Vaughan, Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
1990
On A Misty Night
Peter Leitch Trio Featuring Neil Swainson And Mickey Roker
1994
One More: Music Of Thad Jones
Bob Brookmeyer, Richard Davis, Benny Golson, Roland Hanna, Hank Jones, James Moody, Jimmy Owens, Mickey Roker, Frank Wess
2005
Cool Jazz
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Top Labels
Mickey Roker Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Pass | Guitar | 2 |
| Ray Brown | Bass | 1 |
| Milt Jackson | Vibraphone | 1 |
| Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Bass | 1 |
| Oscar Peterson | Piano | 1 |
| Stéphane Grappelli | Violin | 1 |
| Richard Davis | Bass | 1 |
| Hank Jones | Piano | 1 |
| Roland Hanna | Piano | 1 |
| Benny Golson | Tenor Saxophone | 1 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Cranshaw | Bass | 46 |
| Ron Carter | Bass | 18 |
| Milt Jackson | Vibraphone | 15 |
| Ray Brown | Bass | 15 |
| Cedar Walton | Piano | 14 |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet | 12 |
| Junior Mance | Piano | 11 |
| Stanley Turrentine | Tenor Saxophone | 10 |
| Walter Booker | Bass | 9 |
| Tommy Flanagan | Piano | 8 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 18 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 14 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Lacquer Cut By | 13 |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Leader | 13 |
| Norman Granz | Producer | 12 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | 11 |
| Duke Pearson | Producer | 11 |
| Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes | 10 |
| Stanley Turrentine | Leader | 10 |
| Phil Stern | Photography By | 9 |
Discography
Total: 232 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker | The Gifted Ones | - | Leader | 2024 | |
| Various | Jazz À Vienne Past & Future | - | Sideman | 2022 | |
| Various | If You're Not Part Of The Solution... (Soul, Politics And Spirituality In Jazz 1967 To 1975) | - | Sideman | 2019 | |
| Junior Mance Trio | Live In Montreux 1970 | B-Side Records | Sideman | 2017 | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Live At Singer Concert Hall 1973 | Fondamenta | Sideman | Bop | 2017 |
| Dizzy Gillespie Quartet | At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall (Hamburg 1978) | Jazzline | Sideman | 2017 | |
| Herbie Hancock | 5 Original Albums | - | Sideman | 2016 | |
| Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins | Together At Newport 1963 | Jazz On Jazz | Sideman | Hard Bop | 2015 |
| Ella Fitzgerald | North Sea Jazz Legendary Concerts | Bob City | Sideman | Bop | 2013 |
| Duke Pearson's Big Band | Baltimore 1969 | Uptown Records | Sideman | Big Band | 2013 |
| Stanley Turrentine | In Memory Of | - | Sideman | 2012 | |
| Mickey Roker, Massimo Faraò, Carmelo Leotta | Swoosh | Geco Records | Leader | 2011 | |
| Seldon Powell | End Play | Candid | Sideman | 2011 | |
| Gigi Gryce | Doin' The Gigi | Uptown Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 2011 |
| Chuck Redd | The Common Thread | Arbors Records | Sideman | Bop | 2010 |
| Dizzy Gillespie, Trio Mocotó | Dizzy Gillespie No Brasil Com Trio Mocotó | Biscoito Fino Internacional | Sideman | Samba | 2010 |
| Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Ilya Lushtak, Marion Cowings | Hank & Frank II | Lineage Records | Sideman | Bop | 2009 |
| Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Stitt Quintet | Live In Paris & Copenhagen 1974 | RLR Records | Sideman | Bop | 2008 |
| Various | Notte di Jazz | Columbia | Sideman | 2007 | |
| Sonny Rollins | El Momento | - | Sideman | 2007 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Bop | 45 | 11.4% |
| Soul-Jazz | 40 | 10.2% |
| Bop | 34 | 8.6% |
| Post Bop | 27 | 6.9% |
| Swing | 13 | 3.3% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 12 | 3% |
| Jazz-Funk | 11 | 2.8% |
| Latin Jazz | 10 | 2.5% |
| Vocal | 8 | 2% |
| Cool Jazz | 8 | 2% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 194 | 49.2% |
| Funk / Soul | 12 | 3% |
| Blues | 8 | 2% |
| Latin | 5 | 1.3% |
| Non-Music | 3 | 0.8% |
| Stage & Screen | 3 | 0.8% |
| Pop | 2 | 0.5% |
| Classical | 1 | 0.3% |
| Brass & Military | 1 | 0.3% |