Roger Humphries
Drums Solo on
The Kicker

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Roger Humphries's four-chorus drum solo is the fourth and final solo on this hard-driving Henderson blues. At 271 BPM over the 12-bar form in B-flat, Humphries delivers four explosive choruses that highlight his powerful technique and creative use of the full kit. Following extended statements by Henderson, Jones, and Silver, Humphries caps the performance with rhythmic fireworks that match the intensity of the preceding solos. At just 19 to 20 years old, his commanding performance demonstrates precocious talent.

Roger Humphries was 19 to 20 years old at the time.