Larry Ritchie

Larry Ritchie was a 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.

He has recorded with John Coltrane,^[1] 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).^[2]

Ritchie was also a talented painter and by the mid-1960s, he devoted more of his time to painting than to music.

Discography

With Ray Draper

• The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane (Prestige, 1957)
• A Tuba Jazz (Jubilee, 1958)

With Jackie McLean

• Fat Jazz (Jubilee, 1957)
• Strange Blues (Prestige, 1957)

With Freddie Redd

• The Connection (Blue Note, 1960)

References