Dannie Richmond
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Dannie Richmond was an American
drummer
who was best known among jazz
fans for his work with Charles Mingus
, and among pop
fans for his work with Joe Cocker
, Elton John
and Mark-Almond
.
Richmond was born in New York, New York City
, New York
, and started playing tenor saxophone
at the age of thirteen; he went on to play R&B
with the Paul Williams
band in 1955.
His career took off when he took up the drums
, though, through the formation of what was to be a 21-year association with Charles Mingus
.
That association continued after Mingus' death when Richmond became the first musical director
of the group Mingus Dynasty
in 1980.
With George Adams
& Don Pullen
With Chet Baker
With Booker Ervin
With John Jenkins
With Herbie Nichols
With Mal Waldron
United States
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drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
who was best known among jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
fans for his work with Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
, and among pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
fans for his work with Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
, Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
and Mark-Almond
Mark-Almond
Mark–Almond were an English band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who worked in the territory between rock and jazz.In 1970 Jon Mark and Johnny Almond formed Mark-Almond...
.
Richmond was born in New York, New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and started playing tenor saxophone
Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
at the age of thirteen; he went on to play R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
with the Paul Williams
Paul Williams (saxophonist)
Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams was an American blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist and songwriter. In his Honkers and Shouters, Arnold Shaw credits Williams as one of the first to employ the honking tenor sax solo that became the hallmark of rhythm and blues and rock and roll in the 1950s and...
band in 1955.
His career took off when he took up the drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, though, through the formation of what was to be a 21-year association with Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
.
- "Dannie became Mingus's equivalent to Harry Carney in the Ellington band, an indispensable ingredient of 'the Mingus sound' and a close friend as well"..
That association continued after Mingus' death when Richmond became the first musical director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
of the group Mingus Dynasty
Mingus Dynasty (band)
Mingus Dynasty was an American jazz ensemble formed in 1979, just after the death of Charles Mingus, which featured many musicians Mingus recorded or played with. The group was named after the 1959 album Mingus Dynasty....
in 1980.
As leader
- 1965: "In" Jazz for the Culture Set"In" Jazz for the Culture Set"In" Jazz for the Culture Set is the debut album led by the American jazz drummer Dannie Richmond recorded in 1965 and released on the Impulse! label.-Reception:...
(Impulse! RecordsImpulse! RecordsImpulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...
) - 1979: Ode to MingusOde to MingusOde to Mingus is an album by the American jazz drummer Dannie Richmond recorded in 1979 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:...
(Soul Note) - 1980: Dannie Richmond Plays Charles Mingus (Timeless RecordsTimeless RecordsTimeless Records is a jazz record label from The Netherlands.Timeless was founded in Wageningen in 1975 by Wim Wigt. It has specialized in bebop, though it also did a subseries of important releases of Dixieland and swing recordings. As of ca...
) with Ricky FordRicky FordRicky Ford is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Ford was born in Boston and studied at the New England Conservatory. In 1974 he recorded with Gunther Schuller and then played in the Duke Ellington Orchestra under Mercer Ellington from 1974 to 1976...
, Jack WalrathJack WalrathJack Walrath is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus and Glenn Ferris, among others....
, Bob Neloms, Cameron Brown - 1980: Hand to HandHand to Hand (album)-Track listing:# "The Cloocker" - 9:08# "Yamani's Passion" - 10:55# "For Dee J." - 8:07# "Joobubie" - 11:20*Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on February 13 & 14, 1980-Personnel:*George Adams – tenor saxophone, flute...
with George AdamsGeorge Adams (musician)George Rufus Adams was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond...
(Soul Note) - 1980: The Last Mingus Band A.D. (Landmark RecordsLandmark RecordsLandmark Records was an American jazz record label founded in 1985 by Orrin Keepnews as a successor to Milestone Records. Landmark Records published albums recorded by the Kronos Quartet of music by Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk, as well as straight jazz albums...
) aka Dannie Richmond Quintet (Gatemouth Records) with Ricky Ford, Jack Walrath, Bob Neloms, Cameron Brown - 1981: Three or Four Shade (Tutu)
- 1983: Gentleman’s AgreementGentleman's Agreement (album)-Track listing:# "More Sightings" - 5:10# "Don't Take Your Love from Me" - 4:50# "Symphony for Five" - 11:30# "Prayer for a Jitterbug" - 8:20# "Dream of the Rising Sun" - 6:20# "Rip Off" - 7:36...
with George Adams (Soul Note) - 1983: Dionysius
As sideman
With Charles Mingus- The ClownThe Clown (album)The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus recorded and released in 1957 on Atlantic Records as SD-1260. It is the follow-up to 1956's Pithecanthropus Erectus and features the improvised narration of Jean Shepherd. A deluxe edition of The Clown was issued in 2000 on Rhino featuring two bonus tracks...
(1957) - East CoastingEast CoastingEast Coasting is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded and released in 1957. It was reissued on CD with bonus takes in 1993.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of Charles Mingus's lesser-known band sessions, this set of five of his originals features...
(1957) - Tijuana MoodsTijuana MoodsTijuana Moods is a 1962 album by Charles Mingus that was originally recorded in 1957. It was reissued in 1996 on CD as New Tijuana Moods with four alternate takes....
(1957) - Jazz Portraits: Mingus in WonderlandJazz Portraits: Mingus in WonderlandJazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label...
(1959) - Blues & RootsBlues & RootsBlues & Roots is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released in 1960. It has been reissued twice as a CD, first by Atlantic Records, and then again by Rhino Entertainment in 1998....
(1959) - Mingus Ah UmMingus Ah UmMingus Ah Um is a jazz album by Charles Mingus, recorded and released on Columbia Records in 1959. It was his first album recorded for Columbia. The cover features a painting by S...
(1959) - Charles Mingus Presents Charles MingusCharles Mingus Presents Charles MingusCharles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded and released in 1960. To produce an atmosphere, Mingus makes spoken introductions "live" in the studio: hence the album's title....
(1960) - Mingus at AntibesMingus at AntibesMingus at Antibes was originally a double album recorded at a live 1960 performance at Juan-les-Pins by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus; it was released in 1976....
(1960) - Reincarnation of a LovebirdReincarnation of a LovebirdReincarnation of a Lovebird is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus; it was recorded and released in 1960.-Track listing:#"Reincarnation of a Lovebird No 2" – 6:58#"Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" – 3:51#"R & R" – 11:51...
(1960) - Oh YeahOh Yeah (album)Oh Yeah is a 1962 album by jazz musician Charles Mingus. It was recorded in 1961, and features the leader singing on three of the cuts and playing piano throughout.-Track listing:...
(1961) - Town Hall ConcertTown Hall ConcertTown Hall Concert is a 1964 live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus.-Track listing:All songs written by Charles Mingus.# "So Long Eric" – 17:48# "Praying With Eric" – 27:31-Personnel:*Charles Mingus – Bass...
(1962) - The Black Saint and the Sinner LadyThe Black Saint and the Sinner Lady-Personnel:Musicians*Charles Mingus – bass, piano, composer*Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute*Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone*Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute*Rolf Ericson – trumpet...
(1963) - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus MingusMingus Mingus Mingus Mingus MingusMingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is a 1963 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.- Historical Context :...
(1963) - The Cornell ConcertCharles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964Cornell 1964 is a live concert recording of the Charles Mingus Sextet featuring Eric Dolphy recorded at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, on March 18, 1964...
(1964) - Right Now: Live at the Jazz WorkshopRight Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop-Track listing:# "New Fables" - 23:18# "Meditation " - 23:44*Recorded at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, California on June 2 & 3, 1964-Personnel:*Charles Mingus - bass*John Handy - alto saxophone...
(Fantasy, 1964) - Mingus at MontereyMingus at MontereyMingus at Monterey is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1964 at the Monterey Jazz Festival and originally released on Mingus' short-lived mail-order Jazz Workshop label but subsequently released on other labels.-Reception:...
(1964) - Mingus In Paris (1964)
- Mingus in Europe (1964)
- Let My Children Hear MusicLet My Children Hear MusicLet My Children Hear Music is a 1972 jazz album by Charles Mingus. In the original liner notes, Mingus described it as "the best album I have ever made".-Track listing:All tracks composed by Charles Mingus....
(1971) - Mingus MovesMingus MovesMingus Moves is a 1973 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus.- The Music :Mingus Moves is one of the late works of jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader Charles Mingus. He hired three new musicians for the recording: Don Pullen, piano; Ronald Hampton, trumpet; and George Adams, tenor...
(1973) - Changes One (1973)
- Changes TwoChanges TwoChanges Two is an album by Charles Mingus. It was recorded on 27, 28, and 30 December 1974 at Atlantic Studios in New York City—the same sessions which resulted in Mingus' album Changes One. Accordingly, Atlantic Records initially released the record...
(1973) - Mingus at Carnegie HallMingus at Carnegie Hall-Track listing:# "C Jam Blues" - 24:32# "Perdido" - 21:53*Recorded on January 19, 1974 at Carnegie Hall, New York City-Personnel:*Charles Mingus - bass*Jon Faddis - trumpet*Charles McPherson - alto saxophone...
(1974) - Cumbia & Jazz FusionCumbia & Jazz FusionCumbia & Jazz Fusion is an album by Charles Mingus recorded for the Atlantic label in 1977. It features two extended compositions written for the film Todo Modo by Mingus and performed by large ensembles featuring Jack Walrath, Jimmy Knepper, Paul Jeffrey, Ricky Ford, Dannie Richmond, Candido, Ray...
(1976) - Me, Myself an Eye (1978)
- Something Like a Bird (1978)
With George Adams
George Adams (musician)
George Rufus Adams was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond...
& Don Pullen
Don Pullen
Don Pullen was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed masterworks ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz...
- Jazz a Confronto 21Jazz a Confronto 21Jazz a Confronto 21 is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen recorded in Rome, Italy, on March 21, 1975 and released on the Horo label as part of the "Jazz a Confronto" series.-Track listing:# "Calypso in Roma" - 7:55...
(Horo, 1975) - All That FunkAll That FunkAll That Funk is a live album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and saxophonist George Adams recorded in 1979 for the Italian Palcoscenico label.-Track listing:# "Dee Arr" - 7:15# "Alfie" - 6:35...
(Palcoscenico, 1979) - More FunkMore FunkMore Funk is a live album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and saxophonist George Adams recorded in 1979 for the Italian Palcoscenico label.-Track listing:# "Metamorphosis for Charles Mingus" - 15:12...
(Palcoscenico, 1979) - Don't Lose ControlDon't Lose Control-Track listing:# "Autumn Song" - 8:57# "Don't Lose Control" - 5:33# "Remember?" - 5:00# "Double Arc Jake" - 15:47# "Places & Faces" - 3:30*Recorded at Theatro Ciak in Milano, Italy on November 2 & 3, 1979-Personnel:...
(Soul Note, 1979) - Earth BeamsEarth BeamsEarth Beams is a studio album recorded by noted jazz performers George Adams and Don Pullen as the George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet. Adams and Pullen had met through their work with composer and double-bassist Charles Mingus, who had died the year the Adams/Pullen Quartet began in 1979...
(Timeless, 1981) - Life LineLife Line (album)-Track listing:# "The Great Escape or Run John Henry Run" – 4:42# "Seriously Speaking" – 8:02# "Soft Seas" – 7:20# "Nature's Children" – 9:48# "Protection" – 1:35# "Newcomer; Seven Years Later" – 9:34...
(Timeless, 1981) - City GatesCity Gates-Track listing:# "Mingus Metamorphosis" 13:20# "Samba For Now" – 8:31# "Thank You Very Much Mr. Monk" – 7:57# "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" – 5:18# "City Gates" – 7:56...
(Timeless, 1983) - Live at the Village VanguardLive at the Village Vanguard (George Adams & Don Pullen album)Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet recorded in 1979 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:...
(Soul Note, 1983) - Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2-Track listing:# "Saturday Night in the Cosmos" – 11:25# "City Gates" – 17:40# "The Great Escape" – 11:15# "Big Alice" – 17:44*Recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City on August 19, 1983-Personnel:*Don Pullen – piano...
(Soul Note, 1983) - DecisionsDecisions (album)-Track listing:# "Trees and Grass and Things" - 9:07# "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" - 4:28# "Message Urgent" - 8:16# "Decisions" - 7:11# "Triple Over Time" - 8:19# "I Could Really for You" - 7:00...
(Timeless, 1984) - Live at MontmartreLive at Montmartre-Track listing:# "I.J." - 8:07# "Flame Games" - 11:30# "Well, I Guess We'll Never Know" - 8:27# "Forever Lovers" - 10:53# "Song Everlasting" - 11:23*Recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen on April 4 & 5, 1985...
(Timeless, 1985) - BreakthroughBreakthrough (George Adams & Don Pullen album)-Track listing:# "Mr. Smoothie" - 6:07# "Just Foolin' Around" - 6:20# "Song From the Old Country" - 8:13# "We've Been Here All the Time" - 9:09# "A Time for Sobriety" - 9:43...
(Blue Note, 1986) - Song EverlastingSong Everlasting-Track listing:# "Sun Watchers" 5:43# "Serenade for Sariah 7:35# "1529 Gunn Street" - 6:14# "Warm Up" - 9:50# "Sing Me a Song Everlasting" - 10:30# "Another Reason to Celebrate" - 8:44 Bonus track on CD only...
(Blue Note, 1987)
With Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.Though his music earned him a large following , Baker's popularity was due in part to his "matinee idol-beauty" and "well-publicized drug habit."He died in 1988 in Amsterdam, the...
- Chet Baker SingsChet Baker Sings-Track listing:# "That Old Feeling" – 3:03# "It's Always You" – 3:35# "Like Someone in Love" – 2:26# "My Ideal" -Track listing:# "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Lew Brown) – 3:03# "It's Always You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 3:35# "Like Someone in Love" (Van Heusen, Burke) – 2:26# "My...
(1956)
With Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin
Booker Telleferro Ervin II was an American tenor saxophone player. He was perhaps best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus....
- The Book CooksThe Book CooksThe Book Cooks is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1960 for the Bethlehem label.-Reception:...
(1960)
With John Jenkins
John Jenkins (jazz musician)
John Jenkins was an American jazz saxophonist.Jenkins initially studied clarinet in high school but switched to saxophone after six months on the instrument. He played in jam sessions led by Joe Segal at Roosevelt College from 1949-1956. He played with Art Farmer in 1955 and led his own group in...
- John Jenkins with Kenny BurrellJohn Jenkins with Kenny BurrellJohn Jenkins with Kenny Burrell is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Jenkins and jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(1957)
With Herbie Nichols
Herbie Nichols
Herbie Nichols , was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics.-Life:...
- Love, Gloom, Cash, LoveLove, Gloom, Cash, LoveLove, Gloom, Cash, Love is the final album by American jazz pianist Herbie Nichols featuring performances recorded and released on the Bethlehem label in 1957.-Reception:...
(1957)
With Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
Malcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer, born in New York City.Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz and composition...
- What It IsWhat It Is (Mal Waldron album)What It Is is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1981 and released by the Enja label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "dauntless piano"....
(Enja, 1981)
External links
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