Mickey Roker
- Instrument:
- Drums
- Styles:
- Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz, Bop, Post Bop, Swing, Latin Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Vocal, Big Band
Best Mickey Roker Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
Skol
Oscar Peterson + Stéphane Grappelli + Joe Pass + Mickey Roker + Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
1982
Pablo Live
Quadrant
QuadrantFeaturing Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
1979
Pablo Records
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
IPO Recordings
Swoosh
Mickey Roker, Massimo Faraò, Carmelo Leotta
2011
Geco Records
Timeline
Key Mickey Roker studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s |
| Pablo Records | Instrumental, Bop, Hard Bop, Swing |
| 1980s |
| Pablo Live | Swing |
| 2000s |
| IPO Recordings | Cool Jazz |
| 2010s |
| Geco Records | — |
Similar Artists
Artists with similar styles and catalogs.
Mickey Roker Discography
Mickey Roker studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 159 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigi Gryce Quintet | Saying Somethin'! | New Jazz | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Gigi Gryce, Richard Williams | The Rat Race Blues | Prestige | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Ray Bryant Trio | Con Alma | Columbia | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| The Ray Bryant Combo | Dancing The Big Twist | Columbia | Sideman | Rhythm & Blues | 1961 |
| Willis Jackson | In My Solitude | Moodsville | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 1961 |
| Willis Jackson | Really Groovin' | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1961 |
| Phil Woods | Rights Of Swing | Candid | Sideman | Bop | 1961 |
| Gigi Gryce Quintet | The Hap'nin's | New Jazz | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| Junior Mance Trio | Happy Time | Jazzland | Sideman | Bop | 1962 |
| Irene Kral, Junior Mance Trio | Better Than Anything | Äva Records | Sideman | Vocal | 1963 |
| Billie Poole, Junior Mance Trio, Kenny Burrell | Confessin' The Blues | Riverside Records | Sideman | Vocal | 1963 |
| Junior Mance Trio | Junior's Blues | Riverside Records | Sideman | Piano Blues | 1963 |
| Nat Adderley | Little Big Horn! | Riverside Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1963 |
| Sonny Rollins | On Impulse! | Impulse! | Sideman | Post Bop | 1965 |
| Sonny Rollins & Co. | The Standard Sonny Rollins | RCA Victor | Sideman | 1965 | |
| Duke Pearson | Wahoo | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1965 |
| The Duke Pearson Nonet | Honeybuns | Atlantic | Sideman | 1966 | |
| Duke Pearson | Prairie Dog | Atlantic | Sideman | Post Bop | 1966 |
| Stanley Turrentine | Rough 'N Tumble | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1966 |
| Blue Mitchell | Boss Horn | Blue Note | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1967 |
Mickey Roker Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
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 |
| Angel Balestier | Remix | 1 |
| Dennis Sands | Remix | 1 |
| Stéphane Grappelli | Violin | 1 |
| Michael Patterson | Adapted By | 1 |
| Richard Davis | Bass | 1 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Cranshaw | Bass | 48 |
| Ron Carter | Bass | 20 |
| Ray Brown | Bass | 20 |
| Milt Jackson | Vibraphone | 18 |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet | 16 |
| Cedar Walton | Piano | 15 |
| Duke Pearson | Piano | 13 |
| Pepper Adams | Baritone Saxophone | 12 |
| Junior Mance | Piano | 11 |
| Stanley Turrentine | Tenor Saxophone | 10 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Bop | 38 | 23.9% |
| Soul-Jazz | 34 | 21.4% |
| Bop | 31 | 19.5% |
| Post Bop | 21 | 13.2% |
| Swing | 11 | 6.9% |
| Latin Jazz | 10 | 6.3% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 10 | 6.3% |
| Jazz-Funk | 10 | 6.3% |
| Vocal | 7 | 4.4% |
| Big Band | 7 | 4.4% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 158 | 99.4% |
| Funk / Soul | 10 | 6.3% |
| Blues | 6 | 3.8% |
| Latin | 5 | 3.1% |
| Pop | 2 | 1.3% |
| Stage & Screen | 1 | 0.6% |
| Non-Music | 1 | 0.6% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Blue Note | 28 |
| Pablo Records | 15 |
| Prestige | 7 |
| Columbia | 5 |
| Atlantic | 5 |
| Muse Records | 5 |
| Candid | 4 |
| Groove Merchant | 4 |
| Riverside Records | 3 |
| Impulse! | 3 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 19 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 14 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Lacquer Cut By | 13 |
| Norman Granz | Producer | 12 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | 11 |
| Duke Pearson | Producer | 11 |
| Phil Stern | Photography By | 10 |
| Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes | 10 |
| Sheldon Marks | Layout, Design | 9 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By [Recording By] | 8 |