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American jazz musician
Musical artist
Robert Barry (December 4, 1932 – January 8, 2018)
[1] was an American
jazz musician.
[2] He was a percussionist who played with
Miles Davis,
Gene Ammons,
[2]
Fred Anderson
[3] and
Johnny Griffin but was best known for his work with
Sun Ra and
The Sun Ra Arkestra.
[4]
Barry was born in
Chicago. He graduated from
DuSable High School, where he studied under
Captain Walter Dyett.
[4]
[5]
Barry joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in the 1950s, appearing on albums such as
We Travel the Space Ways,
Nubians of Plutonia, and
Sun Song. However, when the Arkestra moved to
New York City in 1961, Barry stayed in Chicago, ending his tenure with the band.
[4]
- As co-leader
- With
Lin Halliday and
Ira Sullivan
- Where or When (Delmark, 1994)
- With
Sun Ra
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Jazz by Sun Ra (Transition, 1957)
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Super-Sonic Jazz (Saturn, 1957)
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Angels and Demons at Play (Saturn, 1965)
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The Nubians of Plutonia (Saturn, 1966)
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Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth (Saturn, 1966)
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We Travel the Space Ways (Saturn, 1967)
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Atlantis (Saturn, 1969)
- Continuation (Saturn, 1970)
- Music from Tomorrow's World: Chicago 1960 (Atavistic, 1960 [2002])
- Spaceship Lullaby: Chicago 1954–60 (Atavistic, 1954–60 [2003])
- With
Ken Vandermark's Sound in Action Trio
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^
"Robert Thomas Barry". Giancola Funeral & Cremation. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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a
b Collar, Matt.
"Artist Biography by Matt Collar".
AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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^ Richardson, Mark (June 30, 2001).
"Duets 2001".
Pitchfork. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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a
b
c Margasak (March 6, 2018).
"Masterful but overlooked Chicago jazz drummer Robert Barry has died".
Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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"RIP: Robert Barry, Chicago jazz drummer for Sun Ra, Rob Mazurek, Ken Vandermark". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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