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Bernard Purdie

Real Name:
Bernard Lee Purdie
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Drummer, born 11 June 1939 in Elkton, Maryland.
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Discography

Releases:
Soul Drums (Album) (2 versions)   Date 1968
Funky Mozart (7", Mono, Promo)   Mega Records (4) 1971
Funky Mozart (7", Promo)   Mega Records (4) 1971
Purdie Good! (Album) (2 versions)   Prestige ... 1971
Soul Is... Pretty Purdie (LP, Album)   Flying Dutchman 1972
Shaft (Album) (2 versions)   Prestige ... 1973
Delights Of The Garden (Album) (4 versions)   Douglas ... 1977
Master Drummers Volume One (LP)   Ubiquity Records 1993
Purdie Good / Shaft (CD, Comp, RM)   BGP Records 1993
Bernard Purdie's Jazz Groove Sessions In Tokyo (Album) (2 versions)   Lexington 1995
Bernard Purdie's Soul To Jazz (CD, Album, Dig)   Act Music 1996
LIALEH O.S.T. (2 versions)   Light In The Attic 2003
Lialeh / Hapnin' (7")   Vampi Soul  
Production:
Finders Keepers / Lialah (2 versions)   Roulette Records ... 1973
Appears On:
Jazz Raga (LP, Album)   Impulse! 1966
Nina Simone Sings The Blues (Album) (3 versions)   RCA Victor ... 1967
Nina Simone Sings The Blues / Silk And Soul (Reel, 4 T)   RCA Victor 1967
Respect (2 versions)   Verve Records 1967
Bigger & Better (Album) (2 versions)   Atlantic 1968
Soul Bag (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1968
The Circle Game (LP, Ste)   Elektra 1968
A Soul Experiment (2 versions)   Atlantic 1969
America The Beautiful (LP)   Skye Records 1969
Doin' His Thing (LP)   RCA 1969
Jungle Fire! (Album) (2 versions)   Prestige ... 1969
New Grass (Album) (4 versions)   Impulse! ... 1969
Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud (Album) (4 versions) I Guess I'll Have To C... Starday King ... 1969
Soul Talk (LP, Album)   Prestige 1969
Stone Soul (LP, Album)   Columbia 1969
Stone Soul (LP, Album)   CBS 1969
The Many Facets Of David Newman (LP, Album, Promo, Mono) We're A Winner, Headst... Atlantic 1969
Walking In Space (Album) (5 versions) Love And Peace, Oh Hap... A&M Records ... 1969
Windmills Of My Mind (LP, Album)   Fontana 1969
Workin' On A Groovy Thing (LP)   Columbia 1969
You Never Know Who Your Friends Are (Album) (2 versions)   CBS ... 1969
Afro-Disiac (LP)   Prestige 1970
Blues Current (LP)   Polydor 1970
Blues Current (LP)   Polydor 1970
Blues Current (LP)   Polydor 1970
Brother Jug! (LP)   Prestige 1970
Brother Jug! (LP)   Prestige 1970
For Losers (LP, Album) Abstract Impulse! 1970
Friends (LP)   Philips 1970
No Way! (Album) (2 versions)   Prestige 1970
Outrageous (2 versions)   MGM Records ... 1970
Right On, Brother! (Album) (3 versions)   Prestige 1970
The Best Of Herbie Mann (Comp) (2 versions) Philly Dog Atlantic 1970
The Real Thing (LP) Soul Kiss Perception Records (5) 1970
Captain Buckles (LP)   Cotillion 1971
Good Vibes (LP, Album)   Atlantic 1971
Harlem River Drive (LP) Idle Hands, Seeds Of Life Roulette Records 1971
Home Is Where The Hatred Is / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (7")   Flying Dutchman 1971
Houston Express (LP)   Prestige 1971
Live At Fillmore West (LP)   ATCO Records 1971
Live At Fillmore West (Album) (3 versions)   Atlantic ... 1971
Mongo's Way (LP)   Atlantic 1971
Pieces Of A Man (Album) (6 versions)   Flying Dutchman ... 1971
Push Push (Album) (3 versions)   Embryo Records ... 1971
Quiet Fire (Album) (4 versions)   Atlantic 1971
Second Movement (Album) (2 versions)   Atlantic ... 1971
Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) (Album) (2 versions) Stand By Me, It's Too ... Mega Records (4) ... 1971
The Nucleus (LP)   Kilmarnock 1971
Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) (LP)   Prestige 1971
What It Is (LP, Album)   Prestige 1971
All The King's Horses (Album) (3 versions)   Kudu ... 1972
Alone Again Naturally (Album) (2 versions)   Kudu 1972
Blacknuss (LP)   Atlantic 1972
Blues And The Soulful Truth (LP, Album)   Flying Dutchman 1972
Donal Leace (LP)   Atlantic 1972
El Pampero (LP)   Flying Dutchman 1972
El Pampero (LP)   Flying Dutchman 1972
Ellerine (LP)   Mainstream Records 1972
Fairyland (Album) (3 versions)   Mega Records (4) ... 1972
Fritz The Cat (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Album) (3 versions) Duke's Theme, Mamblues... Fantasy 1972
Ghettos Of The Mind (Album) (2 versions)   Chess ... 1972
Help Me Make It Through The Night (2 versions)   Kudu 1972
Howard Tate (LP)   Atlantic 1972
Invitation To Openness (Album) (2 versions)   Atlantic 1972
Lean On Him (LP, Gat)   Mainstream Records 1972
Madame Foo-Foo (LP)   Groove Merchant 1972
Movin' On (LP, Album)   Atlantic 1972
Salome Bey Sings Songs From Dude (12", Album)   Kilmarnock 1972
The Evolution Of Mann (Album) (3 versions) Scratch Atlantic 1972
The Real Ruth Brown (LP)   Cobblestone, Buddah Records 1972
We Got A Good Thing Going (3 versions)   Kudu ... 1972
Wild Flower (LP, Album) Yoruba Atlantic 1972
Wild Horses Rock Steady (LP) Rock Steady Kudu 1972
A View From Another Place (Vinyl, Album)   Atlantic 1973
Abandoned Luncheonette (Album) (4 versions) When The Morning Comes... Atlantic 1973
Bolivia (Album) (4 versions)   Flying Dutchman ... 1973
Brown 'N Serve (LP)   Encounter Records (2) 1973
Facets - The Legend Of Leon Thomas (LP, Album)   Flying Dutchman 1973
Foreigner (Album) (4 versions)   Island Records ... 1973
Full Circle (LP, Album)   Flying Dutchman 1973
Galt MacDermot Conducts Two Gentlemen Of Verona (LP)   Decca 1973
Hustlers Convention (LP) Hamhock's Hall Was Big United Artists Records 1973
Madame Foo-Foo (LP)   People Records (3) 1973
Margie Joseph (LP, Album)   Atlantic 1973
Night Glider (LP)   Groove Merchant 1973
Night Glider (LP)   Groove Merchant 1973
Reevaluations: The Impulse Years (2xLP, Comp, RM) New Ghosts, Sun Watcher Impulse!, ABC Records 1973
Sands Of Time (LP)   Encounter Records (2) 1973
Sweet Revival (LP)   Blue Note 1973
Swiss Suite (LP, Album)   Philips 1973
The Cry Of My People (2 versions)   Impulse! 1973
The Legend Of Gato Barbieri (LP)   Flying Dutchman 1973
Change Up The Groove (Album) (5 versions)   Polydor ... 1974
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (LP)   Kudu 1974
Finders Keepers / Lialah (7") Lialah Roulette Records, Disques Vogue 1974
Get Up With It (Album) (8 versions)   Columbia ... 1974
Giants Of The Organ Come Together (LP, Album)   Groove Merchant 1974
Kwanza (Album) (2 versions) Back Back Impulse! 1974
Let Me In Your Life (Album) (4 versions)   Atlantic ... 1974
New Groove (LP)   Groove Merchant 1974
Performance (Album) (2 versions)   Kudu 1974
Stompin' At The Savoy (LP)   Atlantic 1974
Sweet Lou (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1974
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Comp) (7 versions)   Flying Dutchman ... 1974
Tim Moore (Album) (4 versions) I Can Almost See The L... Asylum Records ... 1974
Trustmaker (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1974
With Everything I Feel In Me (Album) (3 versions)   Atlantic ... 1974
Yesterdays (LP)   Flying Dutchman 1974
Afro-Indio (LP)   Vaya Records 1975
Buari (2 versions)   RCA 1975
El Gato (Album) (2 versions)   Flying Dutchman 1975
Got To Get Your Own (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1975
I Hear A Symphony (LP, Album)   Kudu 1975
Initiation (LP, Album) Initiation Bearsville 1975
Is Having A Wonderful Time (LP)   Reprise Records 1975
Jam With Larry (LP, Comp) Jam With Albert, Eleme... Vanguard 1975
Margie (LP, Album, P/Mixed)   Atlantic 1975
Michael Bolotin (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1975
The Essential (2xLP) Elementrary Guitar Sol... Vanguard 1975
The Way I Feel (LP)   Niktom 1975
A Different Shade Of Black (LP)   Cotique 1976
Attention! (LP)   AMIGA 1976
Billy Jackson & The Citizens' Band (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1976
The Royal Scam (Album) (12 versions)   ABC Records ... 1976
There's Music In The Air (LP, Album)   A&M Records 1976
We Can't Go On Meeting Like This (Album) (2 versions)   A&M Records 1976
Aja (Album) (10 versions) Deacon Blues, Home At ... ABC Records ... 1977
Diamond Nights (Album) (2 versions) Got My "Led Boots" On,... A&M Records 1977
Cheryl Lynn (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1978
Ecstasy (LP, Album)   Marlin 1978
Luxury You Can Afford (LP, Album) Southern Lady, What Yo... Asylum Records 1978
Peaceful (Album) (2 versions)   Marina Records (2) ... 1978
Pronto Monto (LP, Album) Side Of Fries Warner Bros. Records 1978
Scarlet Fever (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Album) (6 versions)   RSO Records ... 1978
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (LP)   Kudu 1979
Fever (Album) (2 versions) Love Will Bring Us Bac... Polydor 1979
In Love (LP)   CBS 1979
Gaucho (Album) (16 versions) Babylon Sisters MCA Records ... 1980
Digital At Montreux, 1980 (LP)   Pablo Records 1981
Digital At Montreux, 1980 (LP, Red)   Pablo Records 1981
There Must Be A Better World Somewhere (Album) (3 versions)   MCA Records ... 1981
Indigo Blue (LP, Album)   Milestone Records 1983
A Decade Of Steely Dan (CD, Comp, RM)   MCA Records 1985
Aretha - Live At Fillmore West (CD, Album, RM)   Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 1985
Twilight Time (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1985
Inferno (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1987
Mr. Chips (LP, Album)   Milestone Records 1987
The Starting Five (LP)   Milestone Records 1987
From A Whisper To A Scream (Album) (2 versions)   CBS ... 1988
What A Wonderful World (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Bluebird (3), RCA 1988
Hustler's Convention (CD, Album) Hamhock's Hall Was Big... Celluloid 1990
Rhythmstick (CTI Allstars) (CD)   CTI Records 1990
Don't Call Me Buckwheat (LP, Album)   BMG 1991
Gold (Expanded Edition) (CD, Album, Comp) Green Earrings, Deacon... MCA Records 1991
Star Time (Comp) (2 versions) Ain't That A Groove, I... Polydor 1991
Heat / Jungle Fire (CD)   BGP Records 1992
Neptune (CD, Album) トランペット吹... Sony Records 1992
Aretha Live At Fillmore West (CD)   Rhino Records (2) 1993
Cool' 'N Groovin' (A Night At On-Air) (2xLP)   Lexington 1993
Don't Look Back (Album) (2 versions)   BMG 1993
Free Will (Album) (3 versions)   Flying Dutchman ... 1993
Get On The Good Foot (CD, Album)   Polygram 1993
Happening / Just A Little Bit Of Your Soul (12") Just A Little Bit Of Y... Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 1993
Love Makes No Sense (Album) (2 versions)   Tabu Records 1993
Softly With These Songs (CD, Comp) Where Is The Love Atlantic 1993
The Fugs Second Album (CD, Album)   Big Beat Records 1993
Walk The Dog & Light The Light (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia 1993
Young, Gifted And Black (CD, Album, RM)   Rhino Records (2) 1993
Hustler's Convention With Doriella Du Fontaine And O.D. (CD) Hamhock's Hall Was Big... P-Vine Records 1994
Mwandishi - The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (2xCD, Comp) Wiggle-Waggle, Lil' Br... Warner Bros. Records 1994
The Righteous Reed! The Best Of Poppa Lou (CD, Comp) Sassy Soul Strut Blue Note 1994
A Night At On-Air (CD)   Lexington 1995
Bobby Byrd Got Soul (Comp) (2 versions) You've Got To Change Y... Polygram ... 1995
Damn! (CD) Papa's Got A Brand New... Verve Records 1995
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality (Album) (8 versions) Count Your Blessings Chrysalis ... 1995
Pushing Against The Flow (2xLP)   Geffen Records 1995
Walking In Space (CD, Album, RE) Love And Peace, Oh Hap... Rebound Records (2) 1995
Fritz The Cat & Heavy Traffic (CD) Duke's Theme, Mamblues... ZYX Music 1996
Groovy: A Collection Of Rare Jazzy Club Tracks (CD) Home Is Where The Hatr... Irma 1996
Hustlers Convention (CD) Hamhock's Hall Was Big... Charly Records Ltd. 1996
Legends Of Acid Jazz (CD, Album)   Prestige 1996
Sweet Revival (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1996
The Best Of Grant Green Vol. II (CD, Comp) The Final Comedown Blue Note 1996
Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) (LP)   Bgp Records 1996
Let Us Play! (Album) (3 versions) Rubaiyat, I'm Wild Abo... Ninja Tune 1997
Let Us Replay! (2xLP) The Tale Of Miss Virgi... Ninja Tune 1998
Let Us Replay! (4 versions) The Tale Of Miss Virgi... Ninja Tune ... 1998
One On One (CD, Comp) Leavin' The Good Life ... Hip-O Records 1998
The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 Part 1 (3xCD, Comp)   JAD Records 1998
A Change Is Gonna Come / Double Barrelled Soul (CD, RE)   Collectables 1999
Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best Of Gil Scott-Heron (CD)   RCA Victor 1999
Noah's Toilet / Rubaiyat (7", Single)   Ninja Tune 1999
Organ-ized • An All-Star Tribute To The Hammond B3 Organ (CD, Album) Yes Sir High Street Records 1999
Pozytywne Wibracje 3 - Brand New Acid Jazz Collection (2xCD, Comp) Body Rub STX Records (2), Universal Music Polska 1999
Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour (CD) Papa's Got A Brand New... Verve Records 2000
Live In Nashville (LP)   Kilmarnock 2000
Beautiful Soul: The ABC/Dunhill Collection (CD, Comp)   Hip-O Records 2001
Pure Cane Sugar (Album) (2 versions) Modern Jive Daptone Records 2002
The Soul Jazz Legacy - The Master Collection Volume 2 (2xCD) Disposable Society Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 2003
Classics (CD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Angel Spread Your Wing... Rhino Handmade 2004
Holy Ghost (10xCD + Box)   Revenant 2004
Instrumental Explosion (Comp) (2 versions) Soul Drums BGP Records 2004
Pozytywne Wibracje - The Collectors Edition (CD, Comp) Body Rub (Radio Edit) STX Records (2), Universal Music Polska 2004
The Best Of - Live In Concert Vol. 3 (CD, Comp)   BB Promotion 2004
Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981 (2xLP) What's The T? Rapster Records 2004
The Best Of Gil Scott Heron (CD, Comp) The Revolution Will No... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2006
Great Vibes! (CD, Comp, RM) Vibrations Verve Records 2007
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul (2xCD, Comp, RM)   Rhino Entertainment Company, Atlantic 2007
Smokin' Aces (Original Film Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Touch Me Again Polydor 2007
The Singles Volume 4 : 1966-1967 (2xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM)   Hip-O Select 2007
Psychedelic Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Summertime, Mizrab Boutique, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2008
Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock (CD, Comp) Wiggle Waggle Verve Records 2008
Chill-Out Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Home At Last Boutique, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2009
Jazz Swings Motown (CD, Comp) Just My Imagination, W... Boutique 2009
A Change Is Gonna Come (LP, Album, TP)   Atlantic  
Abandoned Luncheonette (Vinyl, Album) When The Morning Comes... Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab  
Harlem River Drive (LP, Album, RP) Idle Hands, Seeds Of Life Roulette Records, Roulette Records  
Harlem River Drive (LP, Album, RP) Idle Hands, Seeds Of Life Stateside Records  
Here It 'Tis (LP, Album)   Prestige  
Sure 'Nuff (LP)   BGP Records  
The Real Thing (LP, RE) Soul Kiss Perception Records (5)  
Underground Vol. 11 (LP, Album)   Vanguard, Vanguard  
Tracks Appear On:
Soul Direction (LP, Album, Comp) Funky Donkey Direction 1968
The Drums (3xLP, Comp + Box) Comin' Back Impulse! 1974
Acid Jazz Vol. 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Cold Sweat, Mamblues BGP Records 1988
Acid Jazz Vol. 4 (LP, Comp) Mamblues, Theme From S... BGP Records 1989
The Best Of Acid Jazz (CD) Cold Sweat BGP Records 1989
Acid Jazz Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Theme From Shaft BGP Records 1991
World Of Harmony - Acoustic Sounds (2xCD, Comp) Nobody Knows (The Trou... Edel Records 1998
Pozytywne Wibracje 3 - Brand New Acid Jazz Collection (2xCD, Comp) Body Rub STX Records (2), Universal Music Polska 1999
The Best Of Acid Jazz (CD, Comp) Theme From Shaft BGP Records 1999
Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Comp) (2 versions) Funky Donkey Nuphonic 2000
Cold Sweat (2 versions) Cold Sweat Brown Sugar Records 2001
Doing The James Brown - In The Footsteps Of The Godfather Of Funk (2 versions) Cold Sweat Harmless 2001
Flying Dutchman (Anthology) (CD) Whatcha See Is Whatcha... Soul Brother Records (UK) 2001
Flying Dutchman (Anthology) (2xLP) Whatcha See Is Whatcha... Soul Brother Records (UK) 2001
Flying Dutchman Anthology (CD) Whatcha See Is Whatcha... Passion Music 2001
Flying Funk Flying Jazz Grooves (Comp) (3 versions) What's Goin On?/Ain't ... Bluebird (3) 2003
Jazzin' With The Soul Brothers (2xLP) Cold Sweat Fantasy 2003
You Can Count On Me (2xLP + CD) Attica Brown Sugar Records 2003
Instrumental Explosion (Comp) (2 versions) Soul Drums BGP Records 2004
Jazz Shadows Volume 01 (2xCD, Comp) Theme From Shaft Blue Shadow 2004
Pozytywne Wibracje - The Collectors Edition (CD, Comp) Body Rub (Radio Edit) STX Records (2), Universal Music Polska 2004
The Record Playa' (CD, Mixed) Soul Drums Not On Label (Ruckus Roboticus) 2004
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) Them Changes All The Breaks 2005
Light In The Attic Records Sampler 2.0 (CD, Smplr, Promo, Mixed) Hapnin' Light In The Attic 2005
Smokin' Aces (Original Film Soundtrack) (Comp) (2 versions) Touch Me Again Polydor 2007
The Manifesto Of Rare Groove (3xCD + Box, Ltd) Cold Sweat Brown Sugar Records 2007
Drumin' Caravan Mix (File, MP3) Caravan AmonTobin.com 2008
Afro-Latin-Funk, Funky Beats & Breaks Vol 4 (LP) Funky Donkey Soulful Records  
Breakdown Vol. 1 (CD, Album) Soul Drums Soul Syndicate (3)  
Unofficial Releases:
Papa Groove Presents Raising Hell (LP, Comp) Hap'nin Not On Label 1994
Jazzmatazz Volume II : The New Reality Instrumentals (2xLP) Count Your Blessings GMT 1995
Suck It And See (LP, Comp) Whatcha See Is Whatcha... KP Records 1996
Breakdown Vol. 1 (LP) Soul Drums Soul Syndicate (3)  
Vintage On Vinyl - Part 2 (LP, W/Lbl, Unofficial) Whatch'a See Is Whatch... Not On Label  
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