Robert Johnson Durham profile

Born: 3rd February 1937 Philadelphia, Ohio, USA
Died: 6th July 2008 Genoa, Italy
American jazz drummer later settling in Europe, basing himself between Genova and Basel. Bob Durham played with Lionel Hampton, Wild Bill Davison, Slide Hampton and accompagned Duke Ellington on a tour in 1967. Afterwards he joined Oscar Peterson: thus rounding out the new 'dream trio'.