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Bernard Purdie and Friends at Philadelphia Clef Club Of Jazz
Courtesy of Vena Jefferson | Posted on June 6, 2014
Where
Philadelphia Clef Club Of Jazz
738 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-893-9912
When
Fri, June 20, 2014
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Bernard Purdie
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Bernard Purdie is considered an influential and innovative exponent of funk. He is known for his strict musical time nand has created signature styles playing with the best such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin and the Beatles.
Purdie recorded Soul Drums (1968) as a band leader and although he went on to record Alexander's Ragtime Band, the album remained unreleased until Soul Drums was reissued on CD in 2009 with the Alexander's Ragtime Band sessions. Other solo albums include Purdie Good (1971), Soul Is...Pretty Purdie (1972) and the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film Lialeh (1973)....