nsp and frogman thank you both for the info on the Rollins Village Vanguard shows.
Pete La Roca is something of an enigma. I have his first solo disc Basra and he was no slouch behind the kit. According to Wiki he left the music business and went to law school:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_La_Roca
Review of Basra from All Music:
It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this CD reissue of his initial date is a classic. La Roca's three originals ("Basra," which holds one's interest despite staying on one chord throughout, the blues "Candu," and the complex "Tears Come From Heaven") are stimulating but it is the other three songs that really bring out the best playing in the quartet (which is comprised of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist Steve Swallow in addition to La Roca). "Malaguena" is given a great deal of passion, Swallow's "Eiderdown" (heard in its initial recording) receives definitive treatment, and the ballad "Lazy Afternoon" is both haunting and very memorable; Henderson's tone perfectly fits that piece.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pete-la-roca-mn0000840710/discography
Pete La Roca is something of an enigma. I have his first solo disc Basra and he was no slouch behind the kit. According to Wiki he left the music business and went to law school:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_La_Roca
Review of Basra from All Music:
It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this CD reissue of his initial date is a classic. La Roca's three originals ("Basra," which holds one's interest despite staying on one chord throughout, the blues "Candu," and the complex "Tears Come From Heaven") are stimulating but it is the other three songs that really bring out the best playing in the quartet (which is comprised of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist Steve Swallow in addition to La Roca). "Malaguena" is given a great deal of passion, Swallow's "Eiderdown" (heard in its initial recording) receives definitive treatment, and the ballad "Lazy Afternoon" is both haunting and very memorable; Henderson's tone perfectly fits that piece.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pete-la-roca-mn0000840710/discography