Pete La Roca
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Born: April 7, 1938 in New York, New York, United States
- Died: 20 November 2012, New York City, New York, United States
Biography
Pete La Roca (1938–2012) was an American jazz drummer whose 1965 #Blue Note# album 'Basra' is a landmark of modal post-bop. A musical, interactive player, he worked with *Sonny Rollins* and *Jackie McLean* before leading his own sessions, then famously quit music to become a copyright lawyer. His second album, 'Turkish Women at the Bath', is a cult classic of exploratory jazz, and he returned to drumming in the 1990s.
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Pete La Roca Discography
- Basra (1965) - Album - rated 4.55/5
- Turkish Women at the Bath (1967) - Album - rated 4.08/5