Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932[1] – May 22, 2017)[2] was an American jazz drummer.
[4][5] In 1965 Mickey joined Art Farmer and Benny Golson's revamped group, the "New York Jazz Sextet".
[4] He recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Duke Pearson, Tommy Flanagan, Ella Fitzgerald, Zoot Sims, Horace Silver, Junior Mance, Sarah Vaughan, Milt Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Phil Woods, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Bucky Pizzarelli, Stanley Turrentine, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Locke, and many other jazz musicians.
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 84, of natural causes, though he had been suffering from diabetes, lung cancer, and other health issues.
[2] With Nat Adderley With Gene Ammons With Roy Ayers With Joshua Breakstone With Randy Brecker With Ray Brown With Ray Bryant With Jon Faddis With Art Farmer With Frank Foster With Dizzy Gillespie With Gigi Gryce With Herbie Hancock With Gene Harris With Bobby Hutcherson With Milt Jackson With Willis Jackson With Hank Jones With Sam Jones With Irene Kral With Charles Kynard With Mike Longo With Junior Mance With Herbie Mann With Blue Mitchell With the Modern Jazz Quartet With Lee Morgan With The N.Y. Hardbop Quintet With Joe Pass With Duke Pearson With Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grappelli With Billie Poole With Sonny Rollins With Shirley Scott With Horace Silver With Buddy Terry With Stanley Turrentine With McCoy Tyner With Harold Vick With Mary Lou Williams With Cedar Walton With Joe Williams With Reuben Wilson With Phil Woods