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.

  1. ^ "1940 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ May, Chris (2009-10-16). "More extended analysis: John Coltrane: Side Steps". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  4. ^ Becton, Eddie (2005-12-02). "CD/LP/Review: The Music from The Connection". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-16.