Ray Drummond
Ray "Bulldog" Drummond (born November 23, 1946 in Brookline , Massachusetts ) is an American jazz bassist .
Live and act
Ray Drummond already played bass as a teenager, initially not opting for a career as a musician, but from 1974 studied economics at Stanford University , which he completed with an MBA in 1977 and played in the Stanford Jazz Workshop . But then he returned to the bass again, became a professional musician and, since the 1980s, a sought-after accompanist for countless record sessions. He has worked on recordings for the Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet , as well as with Stan Getz , Johnny Griffin , Tom Harrell , Dusko Goykovich , Hank Jones , Lee Konitz , Wynton and Branford Marsalis , David Murray , the Sonny Clark Memorial Band , and Pharoah Sanders , James Spaulding and Richard Wyands ( As Long as There's Music , 2001). He also starred on recordings by Renee Rosnes and the (unrelated) Billy Drummond under the title The Drummonds and released a number of albums under his own name with guest musicians such as Kenny Barron , Craig Handy , John Hicks , Branford Marsalis and Joe Lovano .
Selection discography
- 1984 - Susanita (Nilva) with Manny Boyd, Branford Marsalis, John Hicks, Alvin Queen
- 1989 - Camera In A Bag (Criss Cross) with David Newman, Kenny Barron, Steve Nelson, Marvin Smitty Smith
- 1989 - One To One (DMP) duo recordings with Bill Mays
- 1990 - One To One 2 (DMP) with Bill Mays
- 1992 - Excursion (Arabesque) with Craig Handy, Joe Lovano, Danilo Pérez , Mor Thiam , Marvin Smitty Smith
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
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SURNAME | Drummond, Ray |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drummond, Bulldog (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brookline (Massachusetts) |