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Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad playing with Reggie Workman and Pharoah Sanders, c. 1978
Background information
Birth name	Leo Morris
Born	(1939-11-13) November 13, 1939 (age 72)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genres	Jazz, bebop, hardbop, funk
Occupations	Drummer, composer
Instruments	Drumset

Idris Muhammad (born Leo Morris, November 13, 1939, New Orleans, Louisiana; Arabic: إدريس محمد‎) is an American jazz drummer who has recorded extensively with Ahmad Jamal, Grant Green, Grover Washington, Hank Crawford, Gene Ammons and Houston Person, among many others. ^[1]

Biography[link]

He changed his name in the 1960s upon his conversion to Islam. He is known for his funky playing style. He has released a number of albums as leader, and has played with a number of jazz legends including Lou Donaldson, Johnny Griffin, Pharoah Sanders and Grover Washington, Jr. He has been touring and recording with pianist Ahmad Jamal since 1995. At 15 years old, one of Muhammad's earliest recorded sessions as a drummer was on Fats Domino's 1956 hit "Blueberry Hill".

In 1966, he married Dolores "LaLa" Brooks (former member of the Crystals; she converted to Islam with him and went for a time under the name Sakinah Muhammad). They separated in 1999. Together, they have two sons and two daughters. Muhammad is an endorser of Istanbul Agop Cymbals.

Discography[link]

This section requires expansion.

As leader[link]

• 1970: Black Rhythm Revolution (Prestige Records)
• 1971: Peace & Rhythm (Prestige)
• 1974: Power of Soul
• 1976: House of the Rising Sun (Kudu)
• 1977: Turn This Mutha Out (Kudu)
• 1977: Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
• 1978: Boogie to the Top
• 1978: You Ain't No Friend of Mine
• 1979: Fox Huntin'
• 1980: Kabsha (Theresa Records)
• 1980: Make It Count
• 1992: My Turn
• 1998: Right Now

As sideman[link]

With Nat Adderley

• Calling Out Loud (CTI, 1968)

With George Benson

• Tell It Like It Is (A&M/CTI, 1969)

With Paul Desmond

• Summertime (A&M/CTI, 1968)

With Lou Donaldson

• Fried Buzzard (Cadet, 1965)
• Blowing in the Wind (Cadet, 1966)
• Lou Donaldson At His Best (Cadet, 1966)
• Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note, 1967)
• Mr. Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note, 1967)
• Midnight Creeper (Blue Note, 1968)
• Say It Loud! (Blue Note, 1968)
• Hot Dog (Blue Note, 1969)
• Everything I Play is Funky (Blue Note, 1970)
• Pretty Things (Blue Note, 1970)
• The Scorpion (Blue Note, 1970)
• Cosmos (Blue Note 1971)
• Sweet Poppa Lou (Muse, 1981)

With Grant Green

• Carryin' On (Blue Note, 1969)
• Green Is Beautiful (Blue Note, 1970)
• Alive! (Blue Note, 1970)

With Benjamin Herman

• Get In (1999)

With Andrew Hill

• Grass Roots (1968 [2000])

With Freddie Hubbard

• New Colors (Hip Bop Essence 2001)

With Bobbi Humphrey

• Flute In (Blue Note, 1971)

With Ahmad Jamal

• The Essence Part One (Birdology, 1995)
• Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Birdology, 1995)
• Nature: The Essence Part Three (Birdology, 1997)
• Picture Perfect (Birdology, 2000)
• Ahmad Jamal 70th Birthday (2000)
• In Search of Momentum (Dreyfus, 2002)
• After Fajr (Dreyfus, 2005)
• It's Magic (Dreyfus, 2008)

With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding

• Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI, 1969)

With Rodney Jones

• Soul Manifesto (1991)

With Joe Lovano

• Friendly Fire with Greg Osby (Blue Note, 1998)
• Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two (Blue Note, 2000)

With Ernest Ranglin

• Below the Bassline (Island Records, 1998)

With Pharaoh Sanders

• Journey to the One (Theresa, 1980)
• Heart is a Melody (Theresa, 1982)
• Live (Theresa, 1982)
• Shukuru (Theresa, 1985)
• Africa (Timeless, 1987)

With John Scofield

• Groove Elation (1995)

With Lonnie Smith

• Turning Point, (1969)

With Leon Spencer

• Sneak Preview (Prestige Records, 1970)
• Louisiana Slim (Prestige, 1971)

With Gábor Szabó

• Macho (Salvation, 1975)

With Randy Weston

• Portraits of Duke Ellington (Verve, 1989)
• Portraits of Thelonious Monk (Verve, 1989)
• Self Portraits (Verve, 1989)
• Spirits of Our Ancestors (Verve, 1991)

With Reuben Wilson

• Love Bug (Blue Note, 1969)

With Kamal Abdul-Alim

• Dance (Stash, 1983)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Interview in Allaboutjazz
• Artist and album page of Lipstick Records