Roy Burrowes, born on February 18, 1930, in Kingston, Jamaica, was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He began his career in the early 1960s with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, appearing on albums such as Featuring Paul Gonsalves (1962) and The Great Paris Concert (1963). In 1965, Burrowes contributed to Clifford Jordan's album These Are My Roots. He gained prominence in the early 1970s as a member of Archie Shepp's band, featured on albums like Things Have Got to Change (1971), Attica Blues (1972), and There's a Trumpet in My Soul (1975). During this period, he co-composed "Down in Brazil" with Beaver Harris. Burrowes collaborated with Walter Davis Company on Blues Walk (1979) and Abbey Lincoln on Painted Lady (1980). His sole album under his own name, Live at Dreher, was released in 1980. Burrowes passed away on December 2, 1998, in London.
