Frankie Dunlop
Francis "Frankie" Dunlop (* 6. December 1928 in Buffalo , New York ; † 7. July 2014 ) was an American jazz - drummer .
Career
Frankie Dunlop took lessons from Johnny Roland, a musician of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and played early in his musical career with Lenny Lewis and the George Clark Quartet at the Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo . After completing his military service, Dunlop moved to New York City, where he worked in the local jazz scene, in 1951 with Big Jay McNeely , in 1954 with Skippy Williams , then with Sonny Stitt , Charles Mingus ( Tijuana Moods , 1957), Thelonious Monk ( Misterioso , 1958 ; Monk In Italy , 1961), with whom he also appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1963 , and Sonny Rollins ( Alfie , 1966). In addition, Dunlop was 1958-59 with Maynard Ferguson and went with him on a European tour. He also made records with Bill Barron ( Modern Windows Suite , 1961), Wilbur Ware (1957), Joe Zawinul (1959) and Ray Crawford . In the late 1970s he played in Lionel Hampton's band .
Frankie Dunlop is the younger brother of jazz pianist Boyd Lee Dunlop (1926–2013).
Lexical entry
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld Catalog Jazz 2001
Web links
- Literature by and about Frankie Dunlop in the catalog of the German National Library
- Nychruf of the New York Musicians' Union Local 802
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drummer Frankie Dunlop Dead at 85 ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , JazzTimes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dunlop, Frankie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dunlop, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th July 2014 |