Roy Brooks Discography
1963 (age 25)
Roy Brooks Sextet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; George Bohanon, trombone; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Hugh Lawson, piano; Eugene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, MI, October 1, 1963
| Homestretch | Workshop WSJ 220 | |
| If You Could See Me Now | - | |
| Passin' The Buck | - | |
| Soulin' | - | |
| Soulsphere | - | |
| My Secret Passion | - |
* Workshop WSJ 220, WSJS 220 Roy Brooks - Beat
1970 (age 32)
Roy Brooks Quintet
Woody Shaw, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Hugh Lawson, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
"The Left Bank Jazz Society", "Famous Ballroom", Baltimore, MD, April 26, 1970
| The Free Slave | Muse MR 5003 | |
| Understanding | - | |
| Will Pan's Walk | - | |
| Five For Max | - |
* Muse MR 5003; 32 Jazz 32070 Roy Brooks - The Free Slave
1973
Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet, flugelhorn; Olu Dara, trumpet, E-flat horn; Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute; John Stubblefield, tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax, clarinet; Joseph Bonner, acoustic piano; Hilton Ruiz, Fender Rhodes piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, various percussion instruments; Richard Landrum, Lawrence Williams, African percussion; Eddie Jefferson, vocal; Black Rose, Ethnic expressionist; James Edward Davis, executive producer; Robert Harris, supervisor.
"Smalls Paradise", Harlem, NY, November 22, 1973
| M'Jumbe | Im-Hotep Records CS-030 | |
| The Last Prophet | - | |
| The Smart Set | - | |
| Eboness | - | |
| Eboness (Kwanza) | - |
* Im-Hotep Records CS-030; Jazzman (E) JMANLP 034, JMANCD 034 Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth - Ethnic Expressions
The Sahel Concert / Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; John Stubberfield, oboe; Sonny Fortune, sax; Joe Bonner, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Roy Brooks, drums; Lawrence Williams, congas; Dee Dee Bridgewater, JorDora Marshall, vocal; James Edward Davis, executive producer; Robert Harris, supervisor; Afrikan Bag Productions, Inc., producer.
"Town Hall", NYC, December 31, 1973
| Black Survival | Im-Hotep Records CF-028; Universal Sound (E) US LP45 | |
| Black Survival-Here And Now | - | |
| Sahel | - | |
| Crisis | Im-Hotep Records CF-028 | |
| Crisis (Continued) | - | |
| Dialogue | - | |
| Relief | Im-Hotep Records CF-028; Universal Sound (E) US LP45 | |
| Black Survival-Prologue | - |
* Im-Hotep Records CF-028 Various Artists - Black Survival - "The Sahel Concert" At Town Hall
* Universal Sound (E) US LP45, US CD45 Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth - Black Survival - "The Sahel Concert" At Town Hall
1974
Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth
Marcus Belgrave, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Sonny Red, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Roy Brooks, drums, percussion, musical saw; Eddie Jefferson, vocal #2,4; Roy Haynes, mc.
"Town Hall", NYC, May 26, 1974
| 1. | The Last Profet | Baystate (J) RVJ-6028 |
| 2. | So What | - |
| 3. | Blues For The Carpenter's Saw | - |
| 4. | Moody's Mood For Love | - |
| 5. | Epistrophy (Theme) | - |
* Baystate (J) RVJ-6028, BVCJ-35110 Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth - Live At Town Hall
1979 (age 41)
Roy Brooks Quartet/Trio
Micky Tucker, piano #1,2,4, celeste #3; Takashi Mizuhashi, bass; Roy Brooks, drums #1,4, musical saw #2, marimba #3; with guest: Hidehiko Matsumoto, tenor sax #1,2.
Victor Studio, Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 1979
| 1. | Bird Like | Baystate (J) RDC-15 |
| 2. | Old Folks | - |
| 3. | The Smart Set | - |
| 4. | Pisces Brothers | - |
* Baystate (J) RDC-15 Roy Brooks - The Smart Set
1983
Roy Brooks Duo
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Roy Brooks, drums, percussion, singing saw.
Detroit Institute Of Arts, Detroit, MI, August 26, 1983
| Elegy For Eddie Jefferson | Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 | |
| Jeffuso | - |
* Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 Roy Brooks - Duet In Detroit
1984
Roy Brooks Duo
Randy Weston, piano; Roy Brooks, drums, percussion, singing saw.
Detroit Institute Of Arts, Detroit, MI, May 25, 1984
| Introduction | Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 | |
| Zulu | - | |
| Waltz For Sweetcakes | - |
* Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 Roy Brooks - Duet In Detroit
1987
Roy Brooks Duo
Don Pullen, piano; Roy Brooks, drums, percussion, singing saw.
Detroit Institute Of Arts, Detroit, MI, July 2, 1987
| Introduction | Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 | |
| Forever Mingus | - | |
| Healing Force | - |
* Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 Roy Brooks - Duet In Detroit
1989 (age 51)
Roy Brooks Duo
Geri Allen, piano; Roy Brooks, drums, percussion, singing saw.
Mayflower Church, Detroit, MI, February 25, 1989
| Samba Del Sol | Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 | |
| Duet In Detroit | - |
* Enja (G) ENJ-7067 2 Roy Brooks - Duet In Detroit
1999 (age 61)
Roy Brooks And The Improvisational Sphere
Claudine Myers, Hammond B-3 organ; Rodney Rich, guitar; Roy Brooks, drums, marimba, steel drums; Ray Mantilla, congas, bells, percussion; Jerry LeDuf, shaker, cuica, percussion, tabla.
"Lelli's", Detroit, MI, September 3, 1999
| Ha-Ya! | Sagittarius A-Star (It) SAS #12 | |
| Samba Del Sol | - | |
| Basketball | - | |
| Her Blues Is Mine Ra | - |
* Sagittarius A-Star (It) SAS #12 Roy Brooks And The Improvisational Sphere - Live At Lelli's