Joe Mondragon

Joseph "Joe" Mondragon (born February 2, 1920 in Los Angeles , California , † July 1987 in San Juan Pueblo , New Mexico ) was an American modern jazz bassist .

Life

Joe Mondragon started his career with Woody Herman in 1946, as well as with Boyd Raeburn , Bob Gordon and Charlie Barnet . In the 1950s he was one of the most sought-after freelance bassists on the American west coast with Monty Budwig and Carson Smith . He played u. a. with Georgie Auld , Chet Baker , Bob Cooper , Buddy DeFranco , Harry Sweets Edison , Ella Fitzgerald , Shelly Manne , Gerry Mulligan , Marty Paich , Art Pepper , Buddy Rich , Shorty Rogers and Bud Shank .

Chet Baker: With Strings (Columbia, 1953–54), The Best of Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz 1953–56), The Best of Chet Baker Plays (Pacific Jazz 1953–56)
Clifford Brown: The Complete Blue Note & Pacific Jazz Sessions ( Blue Note Records , 1953–54)
Ella Fitzgerald: Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve, 1956/57)
Herb Ellis & Jimmy Giuffre: Herb Ellis meets Jimmy Giuffre
Woody Herman: Keeper Of The Flame (Capitol, 1948-49)
Lee Konitz / Gerry Mulligan Quartet: Konitz Meets Mulligan (Capitol Jazz)
Art Pepper: Modern Jazz Classics (OJC, 1959)
Shorty Rogers: Collaboration (RCA, 1954), Chances Are, It Swings (RCA, 1958), The Wizard Of Oz (RCA, 1959), The Swinging Nutcracker (RCA, 1960)

Joachim Ernst Berendt and Günther Huesmann: The Jazz Book . Frankfurt, Fischer TB
Philippe Carles , André Clergeat , Jean-Louis Comolli : Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz . Edition Robert Laffont, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-221-11592-3 .
Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .

personal data
SURNAME	Mondragon, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mondragon, Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American modern jazz bassist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 2, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH	July 1987
Place of death	San Juan Pueblo , New Mexico , United States