Otis Finch Explained

Birth Name:	Otis Finch, Jr.
Birth Date:	September 5, 1933
Birth Place:	Detroit, U.S.
Death Place:	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genre:	Jazz
Occupation:	Musician
Instrument:	Drums
Label:	Argo, Smash Records, Blue Note

Otis "Candy" Finch, Jr. was an American jazz drummer.

He played and recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Shirley Scott, Milt Jackson, and Dizzy Gillespie (1966-9).^[1]

Finch also recorded with Gene Ammons, Billy Mitchell, and Al Grey.^[1]

Discography

With Al Grey

• Night Song (Argo, 1962)
• Having a Ball (Argo, 1963)

With Milt Jackson

• Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (Limelight, 1965)
• Born Free (Limelight, 1966)

With Billy Mitchell

• This Is Billy Mitchell (1962, Smash)

With Big John Patton

• Let 'Em Roll (Blue Note, 1956 [1966])

With Shirley Scott

• Hip Twist (Prestige, 1962)
• Blue Flames (Prestige, 1964) - with Stanley Turrentine
• Great Scott!! (Impulse, 1964)
• Travelin' Light (Prestige, 1964) - with Kenny Burrell

With Stanley Turrentine

• That's Where It's At (Blue Note, 1962)
• Let It Go (Impulse 1964-66 [1967])
• Hustlin' (Blue Note, 1964 [1965])
• In Memory Of (Blue Note, 1964 [1979])

With Dizzy Gillespie

• Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (Impulse!, 1967)
• The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (MPS, 1968)
• The Real Thing (Perception, 1969)

Notes and References

1. Book: Leonard Feather . Feather . Leonard . Ira Gitler . Gitler . Ira . 2007 . The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-988640-1 . 484.