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Bobby Durham
real name Robert Johnson Durham
Bobby Durham is credited on 780 releases across 113 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
780
Credits
113
Albums
7
Decades active
27
In collections
Biography
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Born 3rd February 1937 Philadelphia, Ohio, USA, died 6th July 2008 Genoa, Italy
American jazz drummer later settling in Europe, basing himself between Genova and Basel. Bob Durham played with Lionel Hampton, Wild Bill Davison, Slide Hampton and accompagned Duke Ellington on a tour in 1967. Afterwards he joined Oscar Peterson: thus rounding out the new 'dream trio'.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
780 releases · 113 albums · active 1966–2025
- Performance · 1,108
- Production · 2
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Private Studio Of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer · Montreux Jazz Festival · A&R Studios · The Blue Note Jazz Club
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Spiritual Jazz 14: Private
2023

Hello Herbie
1970

Montreux '77
1977

Portraits Of Duke Ellington
1975

The Alternate Blues
1982

The Trumpet Summit Meets The Oscar Peterson Big 4
1980

Tristeza On Piano
1970

Girl Talk
1968

Encore At The Blue Note
1993

Montreux '77
1977

We've Only Just Begun
1972

Mellow Mood
1969

The Way I Really Play
1968

Saturday Night At The Blue Note
1991

The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live At The Blue Note
1990

In A Mellow Mood
1973
Frequent collaborators
- Oscar Peterson
- Various
- The Oscar Peterson Trio
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Sonny Stitt
- Shirley Scott
- Joe Pass
- "Eddie ""Lockjaw"" Davis"
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