Roy S. Harte (May 27, 1924 – October 26, 2003) was an American jazz drummer and co-founder of Nocturne Records and

Pacific Jazz Records Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles-based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded ...

. In partnership with

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, the founder and namesake of internationally famous drumhead manufacturer

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, he founded "Drum City," a well-known retail drum shop on

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. Harte appeared in Leedy drums endorsement ads in the late 1950s to early 1960s.

Selected discography

As leader

*''Perfect Percussion: The 44 Instruments of Roy Harte &

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'', World-Pacific Records (1961)

As sideman

References

External links

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Roy Harte discography on Discogs.Roy Harte obituary.
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