Name: Beat (Verve By Request Series)
Brand: Roy Brooks

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4599135

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0602445991358

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Roy Brooks

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Verve

Roy Brooks was an American jazz drummer born on 9 March 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He passed away on 15 November 2005 in the same city. Known for his exceptional talent and contribution to the jazz scene, Brooks left a lasting impact on the music industry.

Throughout his career, Roy Brooks collaborated with numerous renowned artists such as *Clifford Jordan Quartet*, *Charles Tolliver*, *Billy Harper*, and many others. His drumming skills were highly regarded and he was often sought after by fellow musicians for his rhythmic expertise.

Although no longer with us, Roy Brooks' legacy lives on through his recordings and performances. His work continues to inspire aspiring drummers and jazz enthusiasts alike.

Verve Records, also known as Verve, is a multinational record label that was founded in 1956 by jazz impresario Norman Granz. The label originated from the consolidation of Granz's earlier labels, Norgran Records and Clef Records. In 1960, Verve was sold to MGM Records and became a subsidiary of the company. Throughout the 1960s, Verve expanded its music genres to include comedy, pop, R&B, rock, and folk music.

During this time, Verve had successful jazz recordings from artists such as Stan Getz, Kai Winding, Astrud Gilberto, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jimmy Smith under the direction of Creed Taylor. In 1972, MGM sold its record division to Polydor which brought Verve into the newly formed PolyGram family of record labels. As a result of this transition, Verve focused primarily on jazz reissues while other non-jazz releases were absorbed into Polydor.

In the late 1980s, PolyGram decided to revive Verve with both reissue programs and new artist signings. This revitalization led to strong sales for both new material and remastered classic recordings. With the merger of PolyGram and Vivendi Universal in 1999 creating Universal Music Group (UMG), Verve Records became part of The Verve Music Group alongside other influential labels such as Blue Note Records and Impulse! Records.

Recorded for Berry Gordy's short-lived Workshop Jazz imprint and recorded at the Hitsville USA studio, Roy Brooks (joined by fellow Detroit natives George Bohanon and Hugh Lawson, along with his Horace Silver Quintet bandmates Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, and Eugene Taylor) injects a Motor City soul-jazz groove into the hard bop root of this engaging 1964 album. Audio transferred from the analog tapes. 

Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

Beat (Verve By Request Series)

Music GB