Ray Drummond
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Ray Drummond is a jazz bassist
and teacher. He also has an MBA
from Stanford University
, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop
. He can be heard on hundreds of albums and co-leads The Drummonds with Renee Rosnes
and (not related) Billy Drummond
.
Drummond has been a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey
since 1980 with his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Maya.
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With David Murray
With Horace Silver
With John Zorn
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
and teacher. He also has an MBA
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop
Stanford Jazz Workshop
Stanford Jazz Workshop was founded in 1972 by saxophonist and educator Jim Nadel to create an environment conducive to learning, experiencing and appreciating jazz...
. He can be heard on hundreds of albums and co-leads The Drummonds with Renee Rosnes
Renee Rosnes
Irene Louise Rosnes , professionally known as Renee Rosnes , is a pianist, composer and arranger in the hard bop and post-bop mediums.-Biography:...
and (not related) Billy Drummond
Billy Drummond
Willis Robert "Billy" Drummond, Jr. is an American jazz drummer.Drummond learned jazz from an early age from his father, who was a drummer and a jazz enthusiast and whose record collection included many recordings of Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Buddy Rich and Elvin Jones, among others...
.
Drummond has been a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
since 1980 with his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Maya.
As leader
- 1984 - Susanita (Nilva) with Manny Boyd, Branford MarsalisBranford MarsalisBranford Marsalis is an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque.-Biography:Marsalis was born...
, John Hicks, Alvin Queen - 1989 - Camera In A Bag (Criss Cross JazzCriss Cross JazzCriss Cross Jazz is a Dutch jazz record label, specializing in American jazz.Criss Cross was founded in 1980 by Gerry Teekens, a drummer and German professor. The label, which releases about 20 albums per year, is noted for its simple, block-color cover art...
) with David NewmanDavid Newman (jazz musician)David "Fathead" Newman was an American jazz saxophonist.-Biography:Born in Corsicana, Texas, Newman's professional career as a musician began in 1954 as a member of the Ray Charles Band....
, Kenny BarronKenny BarronKenny Barron , is an American jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.-Biography:...
, Steve NelsonSteve Nelson (vibraphonist)Steve Nelson is an American vibraphonist, and has been a member of Dave Holland's Quintet and Big Band for over a decade. He graduated from Rutgers University with both Master's and Bachelor's degrees in music, and his teaching activities have included a position at Princeton University...
, Marvin SmithMarvin SmithSmith, an alumnus of Berklee, has recorded 200 albums with various artists, as well as two solo albums.In addition, he also has toured with Sting, Dave Holland, Sonny Rollins and Willie Nelson. He is a former member of The New York Jazz Quartet, and is in a band with Kevin Eubanks, fellow Berklee... - 1989 - One To One (DMP) with Bill MaysBill MaysWilliam Allen Mays , best known as Bill Mays, is a jazz pianist from Sacramento, California He came from a musical family and at fifteen he became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines concert....
- 1990 - One To One 2 (DMP) with Bill MaysBill MaysWilliam Allen Mays , best known as Bill Mays, is a jazz pianist from Sacramento, California He came from a musical family and at fifteen he became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines concert....
- 1992 - Excursion (Arabesque RecordsArabesque RecordsArabesque Records is an American classical and jazz record label.Arabesque began as a classical music subsidiary of the Caedmon company. In 1988, Marvin Reiss and Ward Botsford bought the company, turning it into an independent, and continued releasing classical until 1992, when it switched focuses...
) with Craig HandyCraig HandyCraig Mitchell Handy is an American post-bop tenor saxophonist.Born in Oakland, California, Handy attended North Texas State University from 1981 to 1984, and following this played with Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Abdullah Ibrahim, Elvin Jones, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, George...
, Joe LovanoJoe LovanoJoseph Salvatore "Joe" Lovano is a post bop jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer. Since the late 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls...
, Danilo PerezDanilo PérezDanilo Pérez is a Panamanian pianist and composer.-Early life:Danilo Pérez was born in Panama in 1965. He is considered one of the finest contemporary pianists and jazz composers of our era....
, Mor ThiamMor ThiamMor Thiam is a Senegalese drummer, cultural historian, entertainment consultant and is the father of the famed singer Akon . His surname is pronounced "Chahm."...
, Marvin SmithMarvin SmithSmith, an alumnus of Berklee, has recorded 200 albums with various artists, as well as two solo albums.In addition, he also has toured with Sting, Dave Holland, Sonny Rollins and Willie Nelson. He is a former member of The New York Jazz Quartet, and is in a band with Kevin Eubanks, fellow Berklee...
As sideman
With Toshiko AkiyoshiToshiko Akiyoshi
is a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader. Among a very few successful female instrumentalists of her generation in jazz, she is also recognized as a major figure in jazz composition. She has received 14 Grammy nominations, and she was the first woman to win the Best...
- Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's DreamRemembering Bud: Cleopatra's DreamRemembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream is a jazz trio album recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1990 and released on the Nippon Crown record label in Japan and on the Evidence label in the USA.-Track listing:...
(Nippon Crown, 1990)
With Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
- The Eternal TriangleThe Eternal TriangleThe Eternal Triangle is an album by trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw recorded in June 1987 and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Hubbard, Ray Drummond, Carl Allen, Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Garrett...
(Blue Note, 1987) with Woody ShawWoody ShawWoody Shaw was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, often referred to as the "last innovator" in the jazz trumpet lineage... - Feel the WindFeel the WindFeel the Wind is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and drummer Art Blakey recorded in November 1988 and released on the Timeless label...
(Timeless, 1988) with Art BlakeyArt BlakeyArthur "Art" Blakey , known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and bandleader. He was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community....
With Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern...
- Bobby Hutcherson Live at MontreuxBobby Hutcherson Live at MontreuxBobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux is a live album by American jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Blue Note label...
(Blue Note, 1973) - CirrusCirrus (album)Cirrus is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "While it doesn't quite match the heights of their early collaborations, Cirrus finds...
(Blue Note, 1974)
With David Murray
- I Want to Talk About YouI Want to Talk About YouI Want to Talk About You is the eleventh album by David Murray to be released on the Italian Black Saint label. It was released in 1985 and features a live performance by Murray, John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Ralph Peterson.-Track listing:...
(Black Saint, 1986) - Ming's SambaMing's SambaMing's Samba is an album by David Murray released on the Portrait label. It was released in 1988 and features five quartet performances by Murray with John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Ed Blackwell.-Reception:...
(Portrait, 1988) - Fast Life (DIW/Columbia, 1991)
- Ballads for Bass ClarinetBallads for Bass ClarinetBallads for Bass Clarinet is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. Recorded on October 14 and 15, 1991, and released in 1993, the album features six quartet performances by Murray with Idris Muhammad, John Hicks and Ray Drummond....
(DIW, 1991) - SaxmenSaxmenSaxmen is the third album by David Murray to be released on Bob Thiele's Red Baron label. It was released in 1993 and features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Andrew Cyrille.-Reception:...
(Red Baron, 1993) - Jazzosaurus RexJazzosaurus RexJazzosaurus Rex is an album by David Murray released on Bob Thiele's Red Baron label. It was released in 1993 and features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Ray Drummond and Andrew Cyrille.-Reception:...
(Red Baron , 1993) - CreoleCreole (album)Creole is an album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 1997 and released in 1998 the album features performances by Murray with Michel Cilla, Max Cilla, Ray Drummond, Billy Jabali Hart, D.D...
(Justin Time, 1997) - Like a Kiss that Never EndsLike a Kiss that Never EndsLike a Kiss that Never Ends is an album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 2000 and released in 2001 the album features performances by Murray, Andrew Cyrille, John Hicks and Ray Drummond.-Reception:...
(Justin Time, 2000) - Sacred GroundSacred Ground (David Murray album)Sacred Ground is an album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 2006 and released in 2007 the album features performances by Murray, Lafayette Gilchist, Ray Drummond, and Andrew Cyrille which were composed for the soundtrack for Marco Williams' film Banished on American...
(Justin Time, 2006)
With Horace Silver
Horace Silver
Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
- Music to Ease Your DiseaseMusic to Ease Your DiseaseThere's No Need to Struggle is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his fifth and final release on the Silverto label, featuring performances by Silver with Clark Terry, Junior Cook, Ray Drummond, and Billy Hart, with vocals by Andy Bey...
(Silverto, 1988)
With John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
- Voodoo (Black Saint, 1985)