david weiss Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Sorry to say..... One of the great ones..... In my top 5 favorite drummers wise..... I was really fortunate to do a number of gigs with him...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 may a wonderful man and musician rest in peace. sincere condolences to his family and friends. the jazz community will miss him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Damn. RIP, and thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 How sad! First time I heard him was when he played with the Sonny Rollins trio (with Henry Grimes) at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris back in 1959. A very incisive player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Sorry to hear this - RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 very sad . A very fine drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Sorry to hear this - a fine drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Saw him 30 years ago leading a band at the late Village club "Lush Life" with: Kenny Barron, Carter Jefferson, Kenny Rogers, Terumasu Hino, Alex Lane Wish I could say I remembered much about it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Very sorry to hear, though it was expected after the recent bad news. Will play some of his music again later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Very sorry to hear, though it was expected after the recent bad news. Will play some of his music again later on. always thought this a strange name for this album, sure it swings but that's not what his music was about. Although he lead only 2 BN sessions both are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I went into NYC twice to see him and never got around to it. RIP Mr. Sims. Cancer sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 So long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon8 Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesForBartok Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 http://dothemath.typepad.com/dtm/2012/11/new-soil-true-soil-blue-soil.html http://www.bluenote.com/artists/pete-la-roca | spotify:app:bluenote:albums:basra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesoul Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/11/20/rip-pete-la-roca/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 R.I.P. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 A great, tasteful, swinging drummer. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Sad to hear this. Great drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 This was a surprise. Had he been ill? He was a very good drummer. Sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 He was a rare mix of adventurous and swinging playing, which made him an ideal drummer for someone like Joe Henderson. When I think of Pete LaRoca Sims, I think of his playing on 'Heavy Legs' from Johnny Coles' Little Johnny C. Right at the end of Joe Henderson's solo/beginning of Leo Wright's solo, LaRoca Sims unleashes a few seconds of barely contained fury that makes the tune for me. It's one of those brilliant, totally in-the-moment strokes that I look forward to hearing whenever I play that album. I remember reading an interview where he said that he had recorded a live album with his working group, but I don't think that he ever released it. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Not to be missed is the recorded-in-England Jazz Icons Art Farmer DVD with LaRoca, Jim Hall, and Steve Swallow, where you get to see LaRoca as well as hear him (everyone is in fine form). Only drawback, as a drummer friend pointed out, is that LaRoca is playing a rented set of drums, not his own kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzLover451 Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) RIP I was listening to Basra just the other day... Edited November 20, 2012 by JazzLover451 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 RIP. Was listening to "Page One" the other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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