Lex Humphries
Biography
Lex Humphries (August 22, 1936 – July 11, 1994) was an American jazz drummer. He worked with two musicians known for mixing world music with jazz: Sun Ra and Yusef Lateef. As a member of Sun Ra's "Arkestra" he appeared in the film Space Is the Place. Humphries played on the Giant Steps sessions with John Coltrane. The alternate versions of "Giant Steps", "Naima", and "Like Sonny" that he and Cedar Walton recorded with Coltrane were first released in 1974. He was also the first drummer in the Jazztet, appearing on their first album, Meet the Jazztet, in 1960. He died in Philadelphia in 1994, aged 57. The cause of death was undisclosed, but according to fellow drummer Mickey Roker, he was distraught in his later years due to marital problems and being separated from his son.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Giant Steps
1960
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
1960
Eastern Sounds
1962
A New Perspective
1964
Byrd In Flight
1960
The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef
1960
Coltrane Jazz
1961
Space Is The Place
1973
At The Half Note Cafe (Volume 1)
1961
Nights Of Ballads & Blues
1963
So Much Guitar!
1961
In The Orbit Of Ra
2014
Calling Planet Earth
1998
Other Planes Of There
1966
Profile
1960
The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
1960
Cry! – Tender
1960
Soundtrack To Space Is The Place
1993
History Of Jazz
1978
Discipline 27-II
1973
The Solar-myth Approach, Vol. 2
1972
Universe In Blue
1972
In Berlin
1971
Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz - Volume 1 - 1959 - 1969
1969
Credited work
1,267 releases · 141 albums · active 1959–2026
- Performance · 1,401
- Other credits · 25
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Plaza Sound Studios · Half Note · Atlantic Studios