Bernard “Pretty” Purdie

drums, percussion, drumset, timbales

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Cathy Jewson
Tony Z
Ivan 'Boogaloo Joe' Jones
Hank Crawford
Dizzy Gillespie

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Henning Berg trombone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
WDR Big Band Köln performing orchestra Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Klaus Osterloh trumpet Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
John Marshall (American jazz trumpeter) trumpet Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
John Goldsby bass Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Jens Neufang saxophone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Wolfgang Hirschmann producer Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Rüdiger Baldauf trumpet Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Heiner Wiberny saxophone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Roy Deuvall trombone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Harald Rosenstein saxophone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Gil Goldstein conductor, accordion Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
David Horler trombone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Bernt Laukamp trombone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Andy Haderer trumpet Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Rolf Römer saxophone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Rob Bruynen trumpet Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Olivier Peters saxophone Brother Where Are You, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Sidewinder, Superstition, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song
Eddie Harris tenor saxophone Señor Blues
Pancho Morales percussion Alligator Boogaloo, Cold Sweat, Everything I Play Is Funky, Misty, Tighten Up, What's Going On, Whisky Drinkin' Woman
Bill Bivens tenor saxophone Alligator Boogaloo, Cold Sweat, Everything I Play Is Funky, Misty, Tighten Up, What's Going On, Whisky Drinkin' Woman
Sonny Phillips organ Alligator Boogaloo, Cold Sweat, Everything I Play Is Funky, Misty, Tighten Up, What's Going On, Whisky Drinkin' Woman
Chuck Rainey electric bass guitar Alligator Boogaloo, Cold Sweat, Everything I Play Is Funky, Misty, Tighten Up, What's Going On, Whisky Drinkin' Woman
Virgil Jones trumpet Alligator Boogaloo, Cold Sweat, Everything I Play Is Funky, Misty, Tighten Up, What's Going On, Whisky Drinkin' Woman
David T. Walker guitar Alligator Boogaloo, Cold Sweat, Everything I Play Is Funky, Misty, Tighten Up, What's Going On, Whisky Drinkin' Woman
Nils Landgren trombone Freedom Jazz Dance, Land of 1.000 Dances, Moanin', Señor Blues, Superstition, Wade in the Water
Martin Moss vocal Brother Where Are You, Gimme Some Lovin', Land of 1.000 Dances, Superstition, When a Man Loves a Woman
Dean Brown guitar Brother Where Are You, Gimme Some Lovin', Iko Iko
Sharlie Pryce vocal Gimme Some Lovin', Land of 1.000 Dances, Superstition
Jane Comerford vocal Gimme Some Lovin', Land of 1.000 Dances, Superstition
Michael Brecker tenor saxophone Señor Blues
Randy Brecker flugelhorn Sidewinder
Frank Chastenier piano Sidewinder

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Cathy Jewson drums A Little Bit South of East St. Louis, Because of You, Bowlegs, Caravan, Crunch Time, Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go), For Sentimental Reasons, Happy Feet, Hope That We Can Be Together Soon, I Only Have Eyes for You, It's All Good, Mr. P.C., One Mint Julep, Peanuts, Road Tested, Sandu, Second Time Around, Summertime, The Preacher, What's Goin' On, Without A Song
Tony Z drums 15 Years, All Alone, Communicate, Don't Fuss & Fight, Get Down With the Blues, I've Got a New Love, If You Ever Need a Friend, It's All the Same, Paradise Memorial Gardens, Roger Pace, Something Funky About Your Love, Soul Talk, The Blues That Was Waiting for Me, This Tear's for You, Tone Cool, Too Fine to Be Mine, Voodootize Me, Baby, Who Are You Thinking Of?, You Ain't Who You Think You Are, You Are My Everything
Ivan 'Boogaloo Joe' Jones drums Ain't No Sunshine, Brown Bag, Fadin', Georgia on My Mind, Holdin' Back, I Feel the Earth Move, I'll Be There, If You Were Mine, Inside Job, Let It Be Me, Let Them Talk, No Way, Poppin', Right On, Right On [Single Version], Someday We'll Be Together, Someday We'll Be Together [Single Version], Sunshine Alley, Things Ain't What They Used To Be, What It Is
Hank Crawford drums, percussion All in Love Is Fair, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, For the Love of You, Hills of Love, If Ever I Should Leave You, It's a Funky Thing to Do, K.C. Blues, Kingsize Man, Midnight Fantasy, Mobile Bay, O Holy Night, Parker's Mood, Sleepin' on the Sidewalk, Sophisticated Soul, Trouble in Mind, What a Wonderful World, You're the One
Dizzy Gillespie drums, percussion Ann, Wonderful One, Both Sides Now, Christopher Columbus, Get Back, Get That Booty, I'm Sitting on Top of This World, Kisses, Lorraine, Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet, Manteca, My Cherie Amour, Oh Happy Day, Soul Kiss, Tango-Rine, The Windmills of Your Mind, Yesterday's Dream
Lou Donaldson drums City, Country, City, Footpattin' Time, Good Morning Heartache, Harlem Nocturne, I Had the Craziest Dream, Inner Space, Marmaduke, Pillow Talk, Play the Right Thing, Sanford and Son Theme, Sassy Soul Strut, The Masquerade Is Over, This Is Happiness, Whiskey Drinkin' Woman
Richard “Groove” Holmes drums Chu-Chu, Flyjack, Go Away Little Girl, Good Vibrations, How Insensitive, It's Going To Take Some Time, Meditation, Night Glider, No Trouble on the Mountain, One Mint Julep, Pure Cane Sugar, Red Onion, You've Got it Bad, Young And Foolish
David “Fathead” Newman drums A Change Is Gonna Come, Ain't That Good News, And I Love Her, Blue Caper, Captain Buckles, For Sylvia, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, Joel's Domain, Negus, Something, The Clincher, The Thirteenth Floor, Yesterday
Aretha Franklin drums Amazing Grace, Climbing Higher Mountains, Give Yourself to Jesus, God Will Take Care of You, How I Got Over, Mary Don’t You Weep, Never Grow Old, Old Landmark, Precious Lord (Take My Hand) / You’ve Got a Friend, Precious Memories, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Wholy Holy, You’ll Never Walk Alone
Benny Golson drums Cool Whip, Fried Bananas, Happiness Is, Music to Think By, Music to Watch Girls By, No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In), Right Any Timeof the Day, The Disadvantages of You, The Golden Glow, The Magnificent Seven, The Swinger, Wink
Julie Budd drums Being Alive, For All We Know, Gone Too Soon, I Will Wait for You, I'm Beginning to See the Light, If You Could See Me Now, Let's Face the Music and Dance, My Baby Just Cares for Me, No Moon at All, This Nearly Was Mine, Weekend in New England, When a Piano Plays
Rusty Bryant drums Cootie Boogaloo, Draggin' the Line, Funky Mama, Funky Rabbits, Ga Gang Gang Gooong, Home Fries, Night Train, The Hump Bump, The Red-Eye Special, Troubles, Until It's Time for You to Go, With These Hands
Tom Rush drums (Coda), No Regrets, Rockport Sunday, Shadow Dream Song, So Long, Something in the Way She Moves, Sunshine Sunshine, The Circle Game, The Glory of Love, Tin Angel, Urge For Going
Gábor Szabó drums Caravan, Comin' Back, Krishna, Mizrab, Paint It Black, Raga Doll, Ravi, Search For Nirvana, Sophisticated Wheels, Summertime, Walking On Nails
Larry Coryell drums Ah Wuv Ooh, Beautiful Woman, Elementary Guitar Solo #5, Eskdalemuir, Further Explorations for Albert Stinson, Morning Sickness, No One Really Knows, Sex, Souls Dirge, Stones...., The Jam With Albert
Albert Ayler drums Everybody’s Movin’, Free at Last, Heart Love, New Generation, New Ghosts, New Ghosts (demo fragments), Sun Watcher, Thank God for Women, [blues], [sermon]
Mongo Santamaría drums Baby What You Want Me to Do, Chili Beans, Cold Sweat, Green Onions, Groovin', Hot Dog, In the Midnight Hour, My Girl, Respect, Up, Up and Away
Eddie Harris drums Freedom Jazz Dance, Gimme Some Lovin', Moanin', Sidewinder, Wade in the Water, When a Man Loves a Woman, Work Song, You Stole My Heart - The Last Encore
Seth Hurwitz drums Baby I Love You, Be Real Black for Me, Come Ye Disconsolate, For All We Know, I (Who Have Nothing), Mood, When Love Has Grown, Where Is the Love, You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Rahsaan Roland Kirk drums I Love You Yes I Do, Make It With You, My Girl, Old Rugged Cross, One Nation, Take Me Girl, I'm Ready, What's Goin' On / Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Which Way Is It Going
Charles Earland drums Blues for Shelia, Honky Tonk, Let the Music Play, Mercy Mercy, Mr. Magic, Organyz Groove, Sugar, When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Cornell Dupree drums Blue Nocturne, Feel All Right, How Long Will It Last, Jamaican Lady, Okie Dokie Stomp, Plain Ol' Blues, Teasin', What Would I Do Without You?
Charlie Byrd drums Abraham Martin and John, For Once in My Life, Happy Together, I Don't Have to Take It, Lullaby From Rosemary' S Baby, Scarborough Fair Canticle, Who Is Gonna Love Me, Wichita Lineman
Charles Kynard drums Afro-Disiac, Belladonna, Chanson du Nuit, Odds On, Sweetheart, Trippin'
Hall & Oates drums Everytime I Look at You, I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like a Man), Lady Rain, Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song), She’s Gone, When the Morning Comes
King Curtis drums Central Park, Groove Me, Love the One You're With, Ridin' Thumb, Ridin' Thumb-Jam, You're the One
Roy Ayers drums I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), Leo, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Simple and Sweet, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, What's the T?
Leon Thomas drums Boom-Boom-Boom, C.C. Rider, China Doll, L-O-V-E, Let's Go Down to Lucy, Love Each Other
The Scratch Orchestra drums Finger Lickin' Good, How High the Moon, Licks a' Plenty, Out of Nowhere, The Squirrel, Things Ain't What They Used to Be
X-Maleya drums All Soul, Purty Dirty, Soul Talk, This Guy's in Love With You, Up to Date
John Lee Hooker drums I Don’t Wanna Go to Vietnam, I’m Just a Drifter, Mean Mean Woman, Mini Skirts, Tantalizing With the Blues
Herbie Mann drums Never Can Say Goodbye, Push Push, Spirit In The Dark, What'd I Say, What's Going On
Gene Ammons drums Blue Velvet, Didn't We, He's a Real Gone Guy, Jungle Strut, Son of a Preacher Man
Horace Silver drums It's Got to Be Funky, Kissin' Cousins, The Sophisticated Hippie, The Walk Around - Look up and Down Song
Trashbat drums A Change Is Gonna Come, Down in the Valley, Gonna Hang Me Up a Sign, What'd I Say
Shirley Scott and The Soul Saxes drums I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free, It's Your Thing, Stand by Me, You
Gary McFarland drums 80 Miles an Hour Through Beer Can Country, Due to a Lack of Interest Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled, Last Rites for the Promised Land, Suburbia: Two Poodles and a Plastic Jesus
Steely Dan drums, drumset Babylon Sisters, Deacon Blues, Home at Last, Kid Charlemagne
The Fugs drums Carpe Diem, Nameless Voices Crying for Kindness, Wide, Wide River
Freddie Hubbard drums Clap Your Hands, No Time to Lose, Wichita Lineman
Oscar Brown Jr. drums A Ladiesman, To Stay in Good With You, Young Man
Laura Nyro drums A Woman of the World, Angel in the Dark, Louise’s Church
Harlem River Drive drums Idle Hands, Seeds of Life
SMAP drums 切なさが痛い, 君がいない
Ralph Votapek drums Lovers Should Always Be Together, No Deposit No Return
Gabriel Martins drums Think, You've Got the Power
Hrvoje Hitrec drums Sweet Georgia Brown, Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby
Jon Faddis drums March That Thang, Rapartee
Yusef Lateef drums, timbales A Long Time Ago, Live Humble
Archie Shepp drums A Prayer, Rest Enough (Song to Mother)
Coldcut drums I'm Wild About That Thing (The Lost Sex Tapes: Position 1), Rubaiyat
Herbie Hancock drums Lil' Brother, Wiggle-Waggle
Виктор Куковеров drums You've Got to Change Your Mind
James Brown drums It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
Hubert Laws drumset Yoruba
The Beatles drums Ain’t She Sweet
Nils Landgren Funk Unit drums You Dig
Kate & Anna McGarrigle drums Side of Fries
Branford Marsalis drums The Road You Choose
The Vagrants drums I Love, Love You (Yes I Do)