Grassella Oliphant

Grassella Oliphant (September 1, 1929, in Pittsburgh – December 16, 2017) was an American jazz drummer.
Oliphant backed Ahmad Jamal in 1952 and Sarah Vaughan in the late 1950s, then worked with Gloria Lynne and Shirley Scott.
He released two soul jazz albums as a leader on Atlantic Records in the 1960s. On The Grass Roots, released in 1965, he worked with the saxophonist Harold Ousley, the vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and the bassist Ray McKinney. His 1968 release, The Grass... meer