Bernard Purdie

Bernard Purdie

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R&B drummer Bernard Purdie was born in Maryland in 1939. He began his life in music playing the drums at an early age. He joined several bands playing country and carnival music and developed his interest in different styles and genres.

Relocating to New York at the age of 19 he met and performed with Lonnie Youngblood, King Curtis and Buddy Lucas. Earning a reputation as a session musician, he worked with James Brown and Aretha Franklin. He became Franklin's musical director in 1970 and played in her band The King Pins; he also performed on her track 'Rock Steady'. With more than 3,000 albums to his credit, Purdie built a reputation in the industry, with countless musicians eager to work with him. Most recently, he worked with the 2009 Broadway cast of 'Hair', with Chihiro Yamanaka on her 2011 album 'Reminiscence' and with Eddie Palmieri on 'Wisdom/Sabiduria' in 2017.

Top tracks

07
The Golden Tie
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
06:24
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
03
Cold Sweat
Bernard Purdie
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
05:40
Writer: James Brown - Alfred James Ellis / Composers: James Brown - Alfred James Ellis
13
Moanin' (Live)
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
07:40
Composers: Bobby Timmons
08
Theme From "Shaft"
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
07:35
Writer: None / Composers: Isaac Hayes
04
Senor Blues
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
06:54
Composers: Horace Silver
01
Lialeh
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
05:19
02
Montego Bay
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
05:40
Composers: Bobby Bloom - Jeff Barry
02
Cool Down
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
04:00
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
05
Deep in Love
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
03:51
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
08
Keep on Shining
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
04:02
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
04
Money Bags
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
03:34
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
03
Shand Stand
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
04:27
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
06
You Turn Me On
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
06:20
Writer: Bernard Purdie - Bob Bushnell
01
Elevate
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
03:51
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville - Anthony Cole
09
Stranded
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
06:28
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
05
Theme From Shaft
Bernard Purdie
Jazz Dispensary: The Dank D-Funk Blend
05:52
Writer: Isaac Hayes / Composers: Isaac Hayes
02
New Orleans Strutt
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
08:55
Writer: None / Composers: Jack DeJohnette
06
Better Man
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
04:37
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Anthony Cole - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
04
Attica (Remastered 2025)
Bernard Purdie
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
04:16
Writer: Neal Creque / Composers: Neal Creque
07
Hap'nin'
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
05:32
06
Pass Me Not
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
04:36
05
Everybody's Talkin'
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
05:14
Composers: Fred Neil

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  • Discography
Albums
Testify
2024 Jack Hoban
13-08-2024
Testify
01
Ain't You No Shame
Bernard Purdie
Testify
04:26
Composers: Jack E Hoban
02
I Got The Blues
Bernard Purdie
Testify
05:04
Composers: Jack E Hoban - Bernard Lee Purdie
03
Sea And You And Me
Bernard Purdie
Testify
04:45
Composers: Jack E Hoban - Stephane San Juan
04
Testify
Bernard Purdie
Testify
04:30
Composers: Jack E Hoban - Bernard Lee Purdie
05
Ain't I The Fool
Bernard Purdie
Testify
05:29
Composers: Jack E Hoban
06
Chance For Love
Bernard Purdie
Testify
04:48
Composers: Jack E Hoban
07
Stay
Bernard Purdie
Testify
03:54
Composers: Jack E Hoban
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Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
â„— 2017 Sugar Road Records
18-05-2018
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
01
Elevate
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
03:51
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville - Anthony Cole
02
Cool Down
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
04:00
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
03
Shand Stand
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
04:27
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
04
Money Bags
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
03:34
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
05
Deep in Love
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
03:51
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
06
Better Man
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
04:37
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Anthony Cole - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
07
The Golden Tie
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie & Friends Present: Cool Down
06:24
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Shand - Ivan Neville
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Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2003 Light in the Attic Records & Distribution, LLC
11-12-2008
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
01
Lialeh
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
05:19
02
Touch Me Again
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
04:25
03
Conscious
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
04:19
04
Easy
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
04:47
05
All Pink On The Inside
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
04:39
06
Pass Me Not
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
04:36
07
Hap'nin'
Bernard Purdie
Lialeh: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
05:32
Soul to Jazz
â„— 1996 ACT Music+Vision GmbH+Co.KG
19-08-1996
Soul to Jazz
01
Moanin' (Intro)
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
02:08
Composers: Bobby Timmons
02
Superstition
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
06:12
Writer: Stevie Wonder / Composers: Stevie Wonder
03
Iko Iko
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
05:48
Composers: James Crawford
04
Senor Blues
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
06:54
Composers: Horace Silver
05
When a Man Loves a Woman
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
04:38
Writer: Andrew Wright / Composers: Calvin Lewis
06
Freedom Jazz Dance
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
04:32
Composers: Eddie Harris
07
Sidewinder
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
07:18
Composers: Lee Morgan
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Soul to Jazz
ACT Music + Vision GmbH + Co. KG
26-05-1996
Soul to Jazz
01
Moanin' (Intro)
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
02:08
Composers: Bobby Timmons
02
Superstition
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
06:12
Writer: Stevie Wonder / Composers: Stevie Wonder
03
Iko Iko
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
05:48
Composers: James Crawford
04
Senor Blues
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
06:54
Composers: Horace Silver
05
When a Man Loves a Woman
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
04:38
Writer: Andrew Wright / Composers: Calvin Lewis
06
Freedom Jazz Dance
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
04:32
Composers: Eddie Harris
07
Sidewinder
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz
07:18
Composers: Lee Morgan
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Purdie Good!
â„— 2020 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
01-01-1971
Purdie Good!
01
Cold Sweat
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
05:42
Composers: James Brown - Pee Wee Ellis
02
Montego Bay
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
05:40
Composers: Bobby Bloom - Jeff Barry
03
Purdie Good
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
06:32
Composers: Bernard Purdie
04
Wasteland
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
06:10
Writer: Bernard Purdie
05
Everybody's Talkin'
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
05:14
Composers: Fred Neil
06
You Turn Me On
Bernard Purdie
Purdie Good!
06:20
Writer: Bernard Purdie - Bob Bushnell
Singles
Elevate
â„— 2017 Sugar Road Records
19-04-2018
Elevate
01
Elevate
Bernard Purdie
Elevate
03:51
Composers: Bernard Purdie - Brian Gitkin - Peter Cornelius Shand - Ivan Neville - Anthony Cole
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Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
â„— 1995 Virgin Records America, Inc.
01-01-1995
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
01
Intro (Light It Up) / Jazzalude I / New Reality Style
Guru
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
01:44
Writer: Keith Elam / Composers: Jeremy Colin
02
Lifesaver
Guru
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
04:13
Composers: Carlos Bess - A. Evans - Keith Elam
03
Living In This World
Guru
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
04:29
Writer: N. Miller - Keith Elam
04
Looking Through Darkness
Guru
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
04:48
Writer: Keith Elam / Composers: Derrick Harris - Keith Elam
05
Skit A (Interview) / Watch What You Say
Guru
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
05:01
Writer: Branford Marsalis - Keith Elam - Yvette M. Stevens - Chris E. Martin / Composers: Branford Marsalis - Keith Elam - Yvette M. Stevens - Chris E. Martin
06
Jazzalude II: Defining Purpose
Guru
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
01:02
Writer: Jeremy Colin - Willie McNeil - Keith Elam / Composers: Jeremy Colin - Willie McNeil - Keith Elam
07
For You
Guru
Jazzmatazz Volume II: The New Reality
04:10
Composers: Keith Elam
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Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
â„— 2016 Fantasy Records, Distributed by Concord.
13-05-2016
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
01
Fire Eater (7" Edit)
Rusty Bryant
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
03:15
Writer: Jeremy Taylor - Rusty Bryant / Composers: Jeremy Taylor - Rusty Bryant
02
No Way
Boogaloo Joe Jones
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
07:17
Composers: Boogaloo Joe Jones
03
Cold Sweat
Bernard Purdie
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
05:40
Writer: James Brown - Alfred James Ellis / Composers: James Brown - Alfred James Ellis
04
Psychedelic Sally
Eddie Jefferson
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
02:52
Writer: Horace Silver / Composers: Horace Silver
05
Greeze
Charles Kynard
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
04:40
Writer: Richard Fritz / Composers: Richard Fritz
06
Sure 'Nuff, Sure 'Nuff
Sonny Phillips
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
06:50
Writer: Sonny Phillips / Composers: Sonny Phillips
07
Got Myself A Good Man
Pucho And The Latin Soul Brothers
Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
05:46
Writer: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong / Composers: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong
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Soul to Jazz II
ACT Music + Vision
04-11-1997
Soul to Jazz II
01
(sometimes I Feel Like A) Motherless Child
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
06:28
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02
New Orleans Strutt
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
08:55
Writer: None / Composers: Jack DeJohnette
03
La Place Street
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
06:46
Writer: None / Composers: Stanley Turrentine
04
Nobody Knows
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
08:43
Writer: Trad./Belden / Composers: Trad./Belden
05
Jubilation
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
05:27
Writer: None / Composers: Junior Manice
06
Joshua
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
05:17
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07
Mr. Magic
Bernard Purdie
Soul to Jazz II
07:49
Writer: None / Composers: R. McDonald/W. Salter
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Best 2005 – 2025
This Compilation â„— 2025 UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
24-09-2025
Best 2005 – 2025
01
Maple Leaf Rag
Chihiro Yamanaka
Best 2005 – 2025
03:37
Writer: Scott Joplin / Composers: Scott Joplin
02
Lucky Southern
Chihiro Yamanaka
Best 2005 – 2025
05:05
Composers: Keith Jarrett
03
I Will Wait
Chihiro Yamanaka
Best 2005 – 2025
05:14
Composers: Chihiro Yamanaka
04
Hanon Twist
Chihiro Yamanaka
Best 2005 – 2025
04:55
Composers: Chihiro Yamanaka - Charles-Louis Hanon
05
All Of Me
Chihiro Yamanaka
Best 2005 – 2025
03:14
Writer: Gerald Marks - Seymour B. Simons / Composers: Gerald Marks - Seymour B. Simons
06
Giant Steps
Chihiro Yamanaka
Best 2005 – 2025
04:47
Composers: John Coltrane
07
Aquarian Melody
Chihiro Yamanaka
Best 2005 – 2025
06:14
Composers: Harold Ousley
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Brotherly Love
02-08-2011
Brotherly Love
01
Rosanna
Mike Porcaro
Brotherly Love
07:07
02
Manic Depression
Mike Porcaro
Brotherly Love
04:43
03
Georgy Porgy
Mike Porcaro
Brotherly Love
09:37
04
Lowdown
Mike Porcaro
Brotherly Love
08:07
05
E Minor Shuffle
Mike Porcaro
Brotherly Love
08:04
06
English Eyes
Mike Porcaro
Brotherly Love
07:20
07
Human Nature
Mike Porcaro
Brotherly Love
05:23
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Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
2002 Daptone Records
15-10-2002
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
01
Funky So-and-So
The Sugarman 3
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
03:55
Writer: Bosco Mann, Al Street, Neal Sugarman / Composers: Bosco Mann, Al Street, Neal Sugarman
02
Take It As It Come
The Sugarman 3
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
02:52
Writer: Bosco Mann - Neal Sugarman / Composers: Bosco Mann - Neal Sugarman
03
Pure Cane
The Sugarman 3
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
04:01
Writer: Neal Sugarman, Bosco Mann / Composers: Neal Sugarman, Bosco Mann
04
Shot Down
The Sugarman 3
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
03:14
Writer: Gerry Roslie, Bosco Mann, Neal Sugarman / Composers: Gerry Roslie, Bosco Mann, Neal Sugarman
05
Modern Jive
The Sugarman 3
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
03:15
Writer: Bernard Purdie / Composers: Bernard Purdie
06
Promised Land
The Sugarman 3
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
02:38
Writer: Bosco Mann, Neal Sugarman / Composers: Bosco Mann, Neal Sugarman
07
Bosco's Blues
The Sugarman 3
Sugarman 3 & Co: Pure Cane Sugar
03:03
Writer: Neal Sugarman, Bosco Mann / Composers: Neal Sugarman, Bosco Mann
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Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
â„— 2025 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
31-01-2025
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
01
Got Myself A Good Man
Pucho And The Latin Soul Brothers
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
05:45
Writer: Barrett Strong - Norman Whitfield / Composers: Barrett Strong - Norman Whitfield
02
Got It Together
Rudy Robinson & The Hungry Five
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
05:17
Writer: Rudy Robinson / Composers: Rudy Robinson
03
Grab A Handful
Art Jerry Miller
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
02:09
Writer: Art Jerry Miller / Composers: Art Jerry Miller
04
Attica (Remastered 2025)
Bernard Purdie
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
04:16
Writer: Neal Creque / Composers: Neal Creque
05
Fire Eater (7" Edit)
Rusty Bryant
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
03:15
Writer: Jeremy Taylor - Rusty Bryant / Composers: Jeremy Taylor - Rusty Bryant
06
E.V.A.
Jean-Jacques Perrey
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
03:07
Writer: Andy Badale - Marie Perrault - Pat Prilly / Composers: Andy Badale - Marie Perrault - Pat Prilly
07
Free Ride (Remastered 2023)
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Dispensary & Fords Gin Present: The Negroni Sessions
05:18
Writer: Lalo Schifrin / Composers: Lalo Schifrin
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Stretchin' Outside the Box
(P) 2021 Creatchy Records
27-09-2021
Stretchin' Outside the Box
01
Waiting for Your Love (Extended Version)
David Garfield
Stretchin' Outside the Box
05:54
Composers: David Paich - Robert T. Kimball
02
Safe Water
David Garfield
Stretchin' Outside the Box
04:07
Composers: David Garfield
03
I Won't Back Down (Instrumental)
David Garfield
Stretchin' Outside the Box
03:32
Composers: Tom Petty - Jeff Lynne
04
Shufflin'
David Garfield
Stretchin' Outside the Box
04:21
Composers: David Garfield
05
Rainbow Seeker
David Garfield
Stretchin' Outside the Box
05:33
Composers: Joe Sample
06
Rocket Man
David Garfield
Stretchin' Outside the Box
07:09
Composers: Elton John - Bernie Taupin
07
Teen Town
David Garfield
Stretchin' Outside the Box
05:58
Composers: Jaco Pastorius
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