Symphony Sid’s intoning the phrase every night remains engraved in my mind’s ear as i drifted off to sleep. “…and PETE LA ROCA on drums.” i envisioned a powerful swarthy dude crouched over a drum kit knocking out those complicated multi-rhythms like “Fungi Mama” backing up other leaders on the Blue Note Label.
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