perc, dr, 1937-2004 US, Philadelphia
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. James Roland Mitchell
James Roland "J. R." Mitchell (April 13, 1937 – January 25, 2004) was a jazz drummer and educator who sought to promote awareness of the African American music experience. In the early 1980s, jazz journalist and Washington Post music critic W. Royal Stokes wrote, "J. R. Mitchell is the renaissance man of jazz."
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Philadelphia Spirit In New York | Byard Lancaster, Odean Pope, Edward Crockett, J.R. Mitchell | 2001 | Album |
Live | J.R. Mitchell | 1980 | Album |
Live At Macalester College 72 | J.R. Mitchell / Byard Lancaster | 1972 | Album |