Otis Finch

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Otis Finch
Birth name	Otis Finch, Jr.
Born	(1933-09-05)September 5, 1933 Detroit, U.S.
Died	July 13, 1982(1982-07-13) (aged 48) Seattle, WA
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums
Labels	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)

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-19-988640-1.

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