Robert Barry (musician)
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Born | (1932-12-04)December 4, 1932 |
Died | (2018-01-08)January 8, 2018 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, experimental |
Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
Formerly of | Sun Ra |
Robert Barry (December 4, 1932 – January 8, 2018)[1] was an American jazz musician.[2] He was a percussionist who played with Miles Davis, Gene Ammons,[2] Fred Anderson[3] and Johnny Griffin but was best known for his work with Sun Ra and The Sun Ra Arkestra.[4]
Early life
Barry was born in Chicago. He graduated from DuSable High School, where he studied under Captain Walter Dyett.[4][5]
Career
Barry joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in the 1950s, appearing on albums such as We Travel the Space Ways, Nubians of Plutonia, and Sun Song. However, when the Arkestra moved to New York City in 1961, Barry stayed in Chicago, ending his tenure with the band.[4]
Discography
- As co-leader
- Duets 2001 (Thrill Jockey, 2001) with Fred Anderson
- Chicago Overtones (hatOLOGY, 2005) with Daniele D'Agaro, Jeb Bishop, and Kent Kessler
- With Lin Halliday and Ira Sullivan
- Where or When (Delmark, 1994)
- With Sun Ra
- Jazz by Sun Ra (Transition, 1957)
- Super-Sonic Jazz (Saturn, 1957)
- Angels and Demons at Play (Saturn, 1965)
- The Nubians of Plutonia (Saturn, 1966)
- Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth (Saturn, 1966)
- We Travel the Space Ways (Saturn, 1967)
- Atlantis (Saturn, 1969)
- Continuation (Saturn, 1970)
- Music from Tomorrow's World: Chicago 1960 (Atavistic, 1960 [2002])
- Spaceship Lullaby: Chicago 1954–60 (Atavistic, 1954–60 [2003])
- With Ken Vandermark's Sound in Action Trio
- Design in Time (Delmark, 1999)
- Gate (Atavistic, 2006)
References
- ^ "Robert Thomas Barry". Giancola Funeral & Cremation. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Artist Biography by Matt Collar". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (June 30, 2001). "Duets 2001". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c Margasak (March 6, 2018). "Masterful but overlooked Chicago jazz drummer Robert Barry has died". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "RIP: Robert Barry, Chicago jazz drummer for Sun Ra, Rob Mazurek, Ken Vandermark". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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Arkestra members
- John Gilmore
- Julian Priester
- Pat Patrick
- Charles Davis
- Victor Sproles
- Marshall Allen
- Ronnie Boykins
- James Spaulding
- Phil Cohran
- Clifford Jarvis
- Lex Humphries
- Michael Ray
- June Tyson
- Ahmed Abdullah
- Danny Ray Thompson
- Jazz by Sun Ra
- Super-Sonic Jazz
- Sound of Joy
- Visits Planet Earth
- The Nubians of Plutonia
- Jazz in Silhouette
- Sound Sun Pleasure!!
- Interstellar Low Ways
- Fate in a Pleasant Mood
- Holiday for Soul Dance
- Angels and Demons at Play
- We Travel the Space Ways
- The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
- Bad and Beautiful
- Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow
- Secrets of the Sun
- When Sun Comes Out
- Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy
- When Angels Speak of Love
- Other Planes of There
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One
- The Magic City
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two
- Strange Strings
- Monorails and Satellites
- Atlantis
- Space Is the Place (soundtrack)
- Space Is The Place
- Pathways to Unknown Worlds
- Cosmos
- Deep Purple
- Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue
- New Steps
- Other Voices, Other Blues
- Visions
- Lanquidity
- Sleeping Beauty
- Strange Celestial Road
- Reflections in Blue
- Hours After
- Blue Delight
- Somewhere Else
- Purple Night
- Mayan Temples
- Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold
- Nothing Is
- Nuits de la Fondation Maeght
- It's After the End of the World
- Black Myth/Out in Space
- Live in Egypt 1
- Nidhamu
- Horizon
- Live In Montreux
- Unity
- Live from Soundscape
- I, Pharaoh
- Sunrise in Different Dimensions
- Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion
- Thunder of the Gods
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