Ray Drummond

 ( 1946 Births ) 

Ray Drummond (born November 23, 1946, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American 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.Adler, David R. "Ray Drummond" , Jazz Times, April 2004. Accessed September 21, 2011. "As for Drummond's nonvirtual lair, it's in Teaneck, N.J.-a modest house he's inhabited for 23 years with his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Maya, now 24. (That is Maya, age nine or so, on the cover of Drummond's Maya's Dance album.)"

He is the elder brother of David Drummond, who served as senior vice president, corporate development and chief legal officer of Google Inc., until his retirement in 2020.

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Discography

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As leader Source: Jazzdisco: Ray Drummond catalog - album index, accessed May 11, 2018

• 1984: Susanita (Nilva Records) with Manny Boyd, Branford Marsalis, John Hicks, Alvin Queen
• 1989: Two of a Kind (Theresa Records) with John Hicks
• 1989: Camera in a Bag (Criss Cross) with David Newman, Kenny Barron, Steve Nelson, Marvin Smith
• 1989: One to One (DMP) with Bill Mays
• 1990: One to One 2 (DMP) with Bill Mays
• 1991: The Essence (DMP) with Hank Jones, piano, and Billy Higgins, drums
• 1992: Excursion (Arabesque)
• 1994: Continuum (Arabesque)
• 1995: Vignettes (Arabesque)
• 1997: 1-2-3-4 (Arabesque)

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As sideman With Toshiko Akiyoshi

• (Nippon Crown, 1990)

With Chris Anderson

• Blues One (DIW Records, 1991)

With Bill Barron

• Variations in Blue (Muse, 1983)
• The Next Plateau (Muse, 1987 1989)

With Kenny Barron

• The Only One (Reservoir, 1990)
• Lemuria-Seascape (Candid, 1991)
• Live at Bradley's (EmArcy, 1996 2001)
• Live at Bradley's II (Sunnyside, 1996 2002)

With Thomas Chapin

• I've Got Your Number (Arabesque, 1993)

With Arnett Cobb

• Funky Butt (Progressive, 1980)

With George Coleman

• At Yoshi's (Theresa, 1989)

With Ted Curson

• The Trio (Interplay, 1979)

With Billy Drummond

• Native Colours, (Criss Cross. 1992)

With Teddy Edwards

• Close Encounters (HighNote, 1996 1999) with Houston Person
• Smooth Sailing (HighNote, 2001 2003)

With Art Farmer

• Mirage (Soul Note, 1982)
• Warm Valley (Concord, 1983)

With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson The Jazztet

• Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983)
• Back to the City (Contemporary, 1986)
• Real Time (Contemporary, 1986 1988)

With Ricky Ford

• Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
• Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)

With Curtis Fuller

• Blues-ette Part II (Savoy, 1993)

With Benny Golson

• I Remember Miles (Alfa Jazz, 1993)
• That's Funky (Meldac Jazz, 1995)

With Johnny Griffin

• Return of the Griffin (Galaxy, 1978)
• NYC Underground (Galaxy, 1979 1981)
• To the Ladies (Galaxy, 1979 1982)

With Slide Hampton

• World of Trombones (West 54, 1979)

With Craig Handy

• Split Second Timing (Arabesque, 1992)

With Tom Harrell

• Stories (Contemporary, 1988)

With John Hicks

• Is That So? (Timeless Records, 1991)
• Beyond Expectations (Reservoir, 1993)
• (Red Baron, 1993)

With Buck Hill

• Capital Hill (Muse, 1990)
• The Buck Stops Here (Muse, 1992)

With Freddie Hubbard

• The Eternal Triangle (Blue Note, 1987) with Woody Shaw
• Feel the Wind (Timeless, 1988) with Art Blakey

With Bobby Hutcherson

• Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (Blue Note, 1973)
• Cirrus (Blue Note, 1974)
• Good Bait (Landmark, 1985)

With the Jazztet

• Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983)

With Randy Johnston

• Walk On (Muse, 1992)

With Etta Jones

• At Last (Muse, 1995)
• Easy Living (HighNote, 2000)

With Lee Konitz

• Live at Laren (Soul Note, 1979 1984)

With Peter Leitch

• Landscape (Jazz House, 2014)

With Abbey Lincoln

• It's Me (Verve, 2003)

With Wynton Marsalis

• Think of One (Columbia, 1983)

With Ronnie Mathews

• Roots, Branches & Dances (Bee Hive, 1978)

With Charles McPherson

• Manhattan Nocturne (Arabesque, 1998)

With Grachan Moncur III

• Exploration (Capri, 2004)

With Frank Morgan

• Bop! (Telarc, 1997)

With Idris Muhammad

• Kabsha (Theresa, 1980)

With David Murray

• I Want to Talk About You (Black Saint, 1986)
• Ming's Samba (Portrait Records, 1988)
• Fast Life (DIW/Columbia, 1991)
• Ballads for Bass Clarinet (DIW, 1991)
• Saxmen (Red Baron, 1993)
• Jazzosaurus Rex (Red Baron, 1993)
• Creole (Justin Time, 1997)
• Like a Kiss that Never Ends (Justin Time, 2000)
• Sacred Ground (Justin Time, 2006)

With Houston Person

• Person-ified (HighNote, 1997)
• My Romance (HighNote, 1998)
• Soft Lights (HighNote, 1999)
• Blue Velvet (HighNote, 2001)
• Thinking of You (HighNote, 2007)
• Mellow (HighNote, 2009)
• Moment to Moment (HighNote, 2010)
• So Nice (HighNote, 2011)
• Naturally (HighNote, 2012)
• Nice 'n' Easy (HighNote, 2013)
• The Melody Lingers On (HighNote, 2014)
• Something Personal (HighNote, 2015)

With Ben Riley

• Grown Folks Music (Sunnyside, 2012)

With Pharoah Sanders

• Journey to the One (Theresa, 1980)
• Shukuru (Theresa, 1981 1985)

With Woody Shaw

• Imagination (Muse Records, 1987)

With Horace Silver

• Music to Ease Your Disease (Silvertone, 1988)

With James Spaulding

• Songs of Courage (Muse Records, 1991 1993)
• Blues Nexus (Muse, 1993)
• Escapade (HighNote, 1999)

With Horace Tapscott

• Thoughts of Dar es Salaam (Arabesque, 1997)

With Bob Thiele Collective

• Lion Hearted (1993)

With Jack Walrath

• Journey, Man! (Evidence 1995)

With Michael White

• Spirit Dance (Impulse!, 1971)
• Pneuma (Impulse!, 1972)

With John Zorn

• Voodoo (Black Saint, 1985)

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External links

• Official web site

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