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Sherman Ferguson (October 31, 1944, Philadelphia – January 22, 2006) was an American jazz drummer. For a time he was a member of the Jazz trio Heard Ranier Ferguson.〔The Pittsburgh Press Thursday November 17, 1983 (Music/Film, Trio dominates electronic 'Road Games' by Bob Karlovits, "Heard Ranier Ferguson:" ''ITI Records'' )〕 ==Background== Ferguson once said that when people asked him what he did, he'd tell them he wouldn't tell them he was a musician, he'd say he was a jazz musician. He said he was proud of it and he would wear it as a statement on his forehead if he could.〔Los Angeles Times January 31, 2006 (Obituaries Sherman Ferguson, 61; Drummer Played With Top Names in Jazz )〕 He also wrote liner notes and was a contributing writer. He wrote liner notes and articles for jazz magazines such as Bird and L.A. Jazz Scene.〔UCLA Newsroom February 07, 2006 (In Memorium Sherman Ferguson )〕〔JazzHOUSE.org (The Last Post Sherman Ferguson L.A. session drummer, teacher by Todd S. Jenkins )〕 Ferguson first played professionally around 1963, working with Charles Earland, Shirley Scott, Don Patterson, and Groove Holmes. he also recorded frequently with Pat Martino.〔Oxford Index (Reference Entry Ferguson, Sherman (born 1944), drummer )〕 Concomitantly he worked as a child tutor for the Model Cities program in Philadelphia. He was a founding member of Catalyst, a jazz fusion ensemble, in 1970, remaining with them until their breakup. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he became a prolific session musician, playing on albums by Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, and Benny Carter among many others.〔Allmusic (Sherman Ferguson Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny )〕 He formed a trio with John Heard and Tom Ranier.〔The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Department of Ethnomusicology (UCLA Obituary: Sherman Ferguson )〕 He taught jazz theory at UCLA, UC-Irvine, and Jackson State University.〔Allmusic (Sherman Ferguson Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny )〕 He released the album ''Welcome to My Vision'', on his own label Jazz-a-nance in 2002.〔Allmusic (Sherman Ferguson Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny )〕 Among the tracks on the album were "Lush Life", "Lester Left Town" and Bobby Watson's "Monk He See, Monk He Do". The band comprised Ferguson on drums, saxophonists Louis Van Taylor and Carl Randall and bassist Trevor Ware.〔JazzTimes November 2002 (Sherman Ferguson's JazzUnion Welcome to My Vision By Larry Appelbaum )〕 On January 22, 2006, Ferguson died at his La Crescenta home aged 61. The death was a result of diabetes.〔Los Angeles Times January 31, 2006 (Obituaries Sherman Ferguson, 61; Drummer Played With Top Names in Jazz )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sherman Ferguson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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