Terri Lyne Carrington

Terri Lyne Carrington

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Terri Lyne Carrington (born in Massachusetts in 1965) is one of the few female drummers in the jazz world. A student at Berklee College of Music and pupil of Tony Williams and Jack DeJohnette, she recorded her debut album TLC and Friends in 1982, before appearing on television shows The Arsenio Hall and VIBE. As attracted to funk and rock as she was to avant-garde jazz, Terri Lyne Carrington returned to the studio for Real Life Story (1988), accompanying Herbie Hancock and a myriad of other artists (Cassandra Wilson, Wayne Shorter, John Patitucci, Dianne Reeves...). His career continued on the ACT label with the albums Jazz Is a Spirit (2002) and Structure with Greg Osby (2004), followed by More to Say... (2009). In 2011, she embarks on a major project called The Mosaic and teaches at Berklee College of Music.

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Wind Flower
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:27
Writer: Sara Cassey / Composers: Sara Cassey
08
Two Hearts (Lawns)
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:41
Writer: Terri Lyne Carrington - Carla Bley / Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Carla Bley
03
Bye Bye Blackbird
Terri Lyne Carrington
Beauty & Mystery
08:15
08
Freedom Day (Part 2)
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
04:07
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr - MILMA PUBLISHING COMPANY / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr - MILMA PUBLISHING COMPANY
11
Rounds (Live)
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
08:03
Writer: Marilyn Crispell / Composers: Marilyn Crispell
09
Unchanged
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:19
Writer: Marta Sanchez / Composers: Marta Sanchez
04
Moments
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:41
Writer: Brecker Eliane Elias / Composers: Brecker Eliane Elias
06
Michelle
Hey Rim Jeon
Groovitude
05:57
Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
05
Continental Cliff
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:48
Writer: Perez Patricia Alejandra / Composers: Perez Patricia Alejandra
06
Throw It Away
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
05:50
Writer: Abbey Lincoln / Composers: Abbey Lincoln
02
Circling
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
06:02
Writer: Gretchen Parlato / Composers: Gretchen Parlato
10
Ima
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
05:30
Writer: Anat Cohen / Composers: Anat Cohen
01
Nothing from Nothing
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
05:28
Composers: Billy Preston
01
Freedom Day (Riley G Remix)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Freedom Day (Riley G Remix)
03:36
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar Brown, Jr. / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar Brown, Jr.
02
It's All Right
Jazz Soul Seven
Impressions of Curtis Mayfield
05:39
01
Who Does She Hope to Be?
Matthew Stevens
Who Does She Hope to Be?
05:53
Writer: Sonny Sharrock / Composers: Sonny Sharrock
07
Respected Destroyer
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
05:29
Writer: Brandee Younger / Composers: Brandee Younger
06
Someone To Watch Over Me
Dianne Reeves
Sweetwater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
06:27
Writer: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
03
All Africa
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
07:21
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar Brown Jr. / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar Brown Jr.
03
Uplifted Heart
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
06:47
Writer: Shamie Royston / Composers: Shamie Royston
02
Freedom Day (Part 1)
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
04:16
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr
01
Driva'man
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
08:18
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr
10
Joyful Noise
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
04:45
Writer: Terri Lyne Carrington / Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
06
Tears For Johannesburg
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
07:51
Writer: Max Roach / Composers: Max Roach
02
Butterfly
Jacques Schwarz-Bart
The Harlem Suite
05:34
Writer: Malika Tirolien - Herbie Hancock - Bennie Maupin
05
Triptych: Resolve/Resist/Reimagine
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
07:21
Writer: Terri Lyne Carrington - Devon Gates / Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Devon Gates
07
Best Of The Best
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:36
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Valerie Simpson
09
Freedom Is....
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
05:00
Writer: Terri Lyne Carrington - Matthew Stevens / Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Matthew Stevens
06
Imagine This
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:21
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Nancy Wilson - Eddie Del Barrio
02
Bells (Ring Loudly)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
06:26
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Aaron Parks - Malcolm Jamal-Warner
05
Waiting Game (Acapella)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
04:05
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Antoni Vaquer Grimalt

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Albums
We Insist 2025!
2025 Candid Records LLC
13-06-2025
We Insist 2025!
01
Driva'man
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
08:18
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr
02
Freedom Day (Part 1)
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
04:16
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar brown Jr
03
All Africa
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
07:21
Writer: Max Roach - Oscar Brown Jr. / Composers: Max Roach - Oscar Brown Jr.
04
Boom Chick
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
01:36
Writer: Terri Lyne Carrington / Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
05
Triptych: Resolve/Resist/Reimagine
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
07:21
Writer: Terri Lyne Carrington - Devon Gates / Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Devon Gates
06
Tears For Johannesburg
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
07:51
Writer: Max Roach / Composers: Max Roach
07
Dear Abbey
Terri Lyne Carrington
We Insist 2025!
02:51
Writer: Terri Lyne Carrington / Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
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New Standards Vol. 1
2022 Terri Lyne Carrington, All Rights Reserved Under Exclusive Worldwide License to Candid Records, LLC
16-09-2022
New Standards Vol. 1
01
Wind Flower
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:27
Writer: Sara Cassey / Composers: Sara Cassey
02
Circling
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
06:02
Writer: Gretchen Parlato / Composers: Gretchen Parlato
03
Uplifted Heart
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
06:47
Writer: Shamie Royston / Composers: Shamie Royston
04
Moments
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:41
Writer: Brecker Eliane Elias / Composers: Brecker Eliane Elias
05
Continental Cliff
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
04:48
Writer: Perez Patricia Alejandra / Composers: Perez Patricia Alejandra
06
Throw It Away
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
05:50
Writer: Abbey Lincoln / Composers: Abbey Lincoln
07
Respected Destroyer
Terri Lyne Carrington
New Standards Vol. 1
05:29
Writer: Brandee Younger / Composers: Brandee Younger
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Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
2022 Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese, esperanza spalding. Under Exclusive License to Candid Records, LLC
02-09-2022
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
01
Someplace Called "Where" (Live)
Wayne Shorter
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
14:20
Writer: Dianne E Reeves - Richard Cummings - Wayne Shorter / Composers: Dianne E Reeves - Richard Cummings - Wayne Shorter
02
Endangered Species (Live)
Wayne Shorter
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
21:43
Writer: Joseph Vitarelli - Wayne Shorter / Composers: Joseph Vitarelli - Wayne Shorter
03
Encontros e Despedidas (Live)
Wayne Shorter
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
08:38
Writer: Brant Fernando Rocha - Milton Silva Campos Nascimento / Composers: Brant Fernando Rocha - Milton Silva Campos Nascimento
04
Drummers Song (Live)
Wayne Shorter
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
04:41
Writer: Geri Allen / Composers: Geri Allen
05
Midnight in Carlotta's Hair (Live)
Wayne Shorter
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Live)
06:16
Writer: Wayne Shorter / Composers: Wayne Shorter
Excursions and Adventures
â„— 2020 Whaling City Sound
17-01-2020
Excursions and Adventures
01
Nothing from Nothing
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
05:28
Composers: Billy Preston
02
Maria (From "West Side Story")
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
05:04
Composers: Leonard Bernstein
03
Gone, Not Forgotten
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
06:30
Composers: Tim Ray
04
Paint It, Black
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
07:33
Composers: Mick Jagger - Keith Richards
05
Trinkle Tinkle
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
04:41
Composers: Thelonious Monk
06
Unconditional Love
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
07:04
Composers: Geri Allen
07
Messiaen’s Gumbo
Tim Ray
Excursions and Adventures
04:54
Composers: John Patitucci
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Waiting Game
(P) 2019 Ajari Music, LLC under license to Motema Music LLC
08-11-2019
Waiting Game
01
Trapped in the American Dream
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
07:05
Composers: Kassa Overall - Aaron Parks
02
Bells (Ring Loudly)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
06:26
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Aaron Parks - Malcolm Jamal-Warner
03
Pray the Gay Away
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
07:29
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Brian Ellis - Kassa Overall
04
Purple Mountains
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
04:52
Composers: Matthew Stevens - Carl Walker
05
Waiting Game (Acapella)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
04:05
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Antoni Vaquer Grimalt
06
The Anthem
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
07:08
Composers: Aaron Parks - Marlanna Evans
07
Love
Terri Lyne Carrington
Waiting Game
06:13
Composers: Joni Mitchell
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Perfection
15-04-2016
Perfection
01
Mirror of Youth
Murray
Perfection
05:52
02
Barbara Allen
Murray
Perfection
05:59
03
Geri-Rigged
Murray
Perfection
06:11
04
The David, Geri & Terri Show
Murray
Perfection
08:16
05
The Nurturer
Murray
Perfection
04:43
06
Perfection
Murray
Perfection
06:06
07
D Special (Interlude)
Murray
Perfection
02:55
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The Act Years
ACT Music + Vision GmbH + Co. KG
29-05-2015
The Act Years
01
Jazz Is a Spirit
Terry Lyne Carrington
The Act Years
03:44
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
02
Manic Depression
Nguyên Lê
The Act Years
05:27
Writer: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê / Composers: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê
03
Ethiopia
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Act Years
06:20
Composers: Joni Mitchell
04
Journey of Now
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Act Years
04:15
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Bob Hurst
05
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Nguyên Lê
The Act Years
06:42
Writer: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê / Composers: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê
06
Omega
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Act Years
05:21
Composers: Jimmy Haslip
07
Burning of the Midnight Lamp
Nguyên Lê
The Act Years
03:39
Writer: Nguyên Lê / Composers: Jimmy Hendrix
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The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
â„— 2015 Ajari Music LLC. Under exclusive license to Concord Music Group, Inc.
01-01-2015
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
01
Come Sunday
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:06
Composers: Duke Ellington
02
I’m A Fool To Want You
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:37
Composers: Joel Herron - Jack Wolf - Frank Sinatra
03
For You To Love
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:26
Composers: Luther Vandross - Marcus Miller
04
So Good (Amazing)
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
04:50
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
05
Somebody Told A Lie
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:24
Composers: Valerie Simpson - Nickolas Ashford
06
Imagine This
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:21
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Nancy Wilson - Eddie Del Barrio
07
Best Of The Best
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL
05:36
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington - Valerie Simpson
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Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
â„— 2013 GrooveJazz Media, LLC / Hebert-Carrington Media exclusively licensed in all territories (except Japan, Brazil and China) to Concord Music Group, Inc., exclusively licensed in all territories (e
01-01-2013
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
01
Money Jungle
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
06:21
Composers: Duke Ellington
02
Fleurette Africain
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
05:56
Composers: Duke Ellington
03
Backward Country Boy Blues
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
06:00
Composers: Duke Ellington
04
Very Special
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
04:11
Composers: Duke Ellington
05
Wig Wise
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
06:17
Composers: Duke Ellington
06
Grass Roots
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
04:38
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
07
No Boxes (Nor Words)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
05:37
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
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The Mosaic Project
â„— 2011 GrooveJazz Media LLC under exclusive license to Concord Music Group, Inc.
01-01-2011
The Mosaic Project
01
Transformation
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project
05:33
Composers: Nona Hendryx - Kevan Staples - Carol Pope
02
I Got Lost In His Arms
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project
04:58
Composers: Irving Berlin
03
Michelle
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project
06:52
Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
04
Magic And Music
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project
03:45
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
05
Echo
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project
07:14
Composers: Bernice Johnson Reagon
06
Simply Beautiful
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project
04:30
Composers: Al Green
07
Unconditional Love
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Mosaic Project
05:56
Composers: Geri Allen
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More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
2009 E1 Music
19-05-2009
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
01
More To Say
Terri Lyne Carrington
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
05:14
02
Favorite Lullaby
Terri Lyne Carrington
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
05:25
03
Everyday
Terri Lyne Carrington
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
04:43
04
Oh Freedom! (interlude)
Terri Lyne Carrington
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
02:08
05
Sherwood Forest
Terri Lyne Carrington
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
04:44
06
Hold Me Again
Terri Lyne Carrington
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
04:43
07
Dorian's Playground
Terri Lyne Carrington
More To Say… Real Life Story (Next Gen)
05:02
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One Take: Volume Two
2005 Alma Records
14-06-2005
One Take: Volume Two
01
It's You Or No One
Terri Lyne Carrington
One Take: Volume Two
07:49
02
Freedom Jazz Dance
Terri Lune Carrington
One Take: Volume Two
09:26
03
Nothing Personal
Terri Lyne Carrington
One Take: Volume Two
09:21
04
Bemsha Swing
Terri Lyne Carrington
One Take: Volume Two
10:54
05
Alone Together
Terri Lyne Carrington
One Take: Volume Two
11:03
06
Listen Here
Terri Lyne Carrington
One Take: Volume Two
07:01
07
I Hear A Rhapsody
Terri Lyne Carrington
One Take: Volume Two
07:46
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Structure
ACT Music + Vision
25-05-2004
Structure
01
Mindful Intent
Terri Lyne Carrington
Structure
05:32
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
02
Black Halo
Terri Lyne Carrington
Structure
06:26
Composers: Greg Osby
03
Ethiopia
Terri Lyne Carrington
Structure
06:20
Composers: Joni Mitchell
04
The Invisible
Terri Lyne Carrington
Structure
06:24
Composers: Adam Rogers
05
Spiral
Terri Lyne Carrington
Structure
06:25
Composers: Jimmy Haslip
06
Facets Squared
Terri Lyne Carrington
Structure
04:32
Composers: Greg Osby
07
Solace
Terri Lyne Carrington
Structure
05:24
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
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Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
ACT Music + Vision
05-06-2002
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
01
1983...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
Nguyên Lê
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
06:05
Writer: Jimi Hendrix / Composers: Jimi Hendrix
02
Manic Depression
Nguyên Lê
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
05:27
Writer: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê / Composers: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê
03
Are You Experienced
Nguyên Lê
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
06:13
Writer: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê / Composers: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê
04
Purple Haze
Nguyên Lê
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
05:19
Writer: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê / Composers: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê
05
Burning of the Midnight Lamp
Nguyên Lê
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
03:39
Writer: Nguyên Lê / Composers: Jimmy Hendrix
06
If 6 Was 9
Nguyên Lê
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
04:06
Writer: Jimi Hendrix / Composers: Jimi Hendrix
07
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Nguyên Lê
Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
06:42
Writer: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê / Composers: Hendrix, Jimi/Nguyên Lê
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Jazz Is a Spirit
ACT Music + Vision GmbH
25-02-2002
Jazz Is a Spirit
01
Jazz Is
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Is a Spirit
02:28
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
02
Little Jump
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Is a Spirit
07:41
Composers: Lars Danielsson
03
The Corner
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Is a Spirit
07:02
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
04
Lost Star
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Is a Spirit
04:11
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
05
Samsara (For Wayne)
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Is a Spirit
07:24
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
06
Journey Agent
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Is a Spirit
01:30
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
07
Journey East from West
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Is a Spirit
00:49
Composers: Terri Lyne Carrington
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