Charles Daniel Richmond (December 15, 1931 – March 16, 1988) was an American jazz drummer who is best known for his work with

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. He also worked with

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Biography

Richmond was born Charles Daniel Richmond on December 15, 1931, in New York City and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. He started playing tenor saxophone at the age of thirteen, and went on to play R&B with the

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band in 1955. His career took off when he took up the drums, in his early twenties, through the formation of what was to be a 21-year association with Charles Mingus. Mingus biographer Brian Priestley writes that "Dannie became Mingus's equivalent to

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, 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 of the group Mingus Dynasty in 1980. He died of a heart attack in Harlem on March 16, 1988, at the age of 56.

Discography

As leader

* 1965: '' "In" Jazz for the Culture Set'' (

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) * 1979: ''

Ode to Mingus ''Ode to Mingus'' is an album by the American jazz drummer Dannie Richmond recorded in 1979 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

'' (

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) * 1980: '' Hand to Hand'' (Soul Note) with George Adams * 1980: ''

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) * 1980: '' The Last Mingus Band A.D.'' (

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) originally released as ''Dannie Richmond Quintet'' (Gatemouth) * 1981: ''Three or Four Shades of Dannie Richmond Quintet'' (Tutu) released 1991 * 1983: '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (Soul Note) with George Adams * 1983: '' Dionysius'' ( Red)

As sideman

With Charles Mingus

* '' The Clown'' (Atlantic, 1957) * ''

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'' (Jubilee, 1957) * '' Tijuana Moods'' (RCA Victor, 1957) * '' East Coasting'' (Bethlehem, 1957) * '' Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland'' (United Artists, 1959) * '' Blues & Roots'' (Atlantic, 1959 960 * '' Mingus Ah Um'' (Columbia, 1959) * '' Mingus Dynasty'' (Columbia, 1959) * '' Pre-Bird'' (Mercury, 1960) * '' Mingus at Antibes'' (Atlantic, 1960 976 * '' Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus'' (Candid, 1960) * '' Mingus'' (Candid, 1960 961 * '' Reincarnation of a Lovebird'' (Candid, 1960

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'' (Atlantic, 1961 962 * '' Tonight at Noon'' (Atlantic, 1957/61

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* '' The Complete Town Hall Concert'' (Blue Note, 1962 994 * '' The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' (Impulse!, 1963) * '' Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' (Impulse!, 1963) * '' The Cornell Concert'' (Blue Note, 1964

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* '' Town Hall Concert'' (Jazz Workshop, 1964) * ''

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'' (Revenge, 1964 996 * ''

The Great Concert of Charles Mingus ''The Great Concert of Charles Mingus'' is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France, on April 19, 1964. It was originally released as a triple album in 1971 on the ...

'' (America, 1964

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* ''

Mingus in Europe Volume I ''Mingus in Europe Volume I'' is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 in Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany and released on the Enja label in 1980.

'' (Enja, 1964

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* ''

Mingus in Europe Volume II ''Mingus in Europe Volume II'' is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in 1964 in Germany and released on the Enja label in 1980.

'' (Enja, 1964 983 * '' Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop'' (Fantasy, 1964 966 * '' Mingus at Monterey'' (Jazz Workshop, 1964) * '' My Favorite Quintet'' (Jazz Workshop, 1965 966 * '' Music Written for Monterey 1965'' (Jazz Workshop, 1965) * '' Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session'' (Sunnyside, 1970

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originally released as ''Blue Bird'' and ''Pithycanthropus Erectus'' * ''

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'' (Beppo, 1970) * ''

Let My Children Hear Music ''Let My Children Hear Music'' is an album released by Columbia Records in 1972 of music by composer Charles Mingus, produced by Teo Macero. The music is scored for large jazz orchestra and Mingus worked with several arrangers, orchestrators and c ...

'' (Columbia, 1971) * '' Mingus Moves'' (Atlantic, 1973) * '' Changes One'' (Atlantic, 1973) * '' Changes Two'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''

Mingus at Carnegie Hall ''Mingus at Carnegie Hall'' is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded at Carnegie Hall in January 1974 by Mingus with Jon Faddis, Charles McPherson, John Handy, George Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hamiet Bluiett, D ...

'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''

Cumbia & Jazz Fusion ''Cumbia & 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 K ...

'' (Atlantic, 1976) * ''Me, Myself an Eye'' (Atlantic, 1978) * ''Something Like a Bird'' (Atlantic, 1978)

With George Adams and
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'' (Horo, 1975) * '' All That Funk'' (Palcoscenico, 1979) * ''

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'' (Soul Note, 1979) * '' Earth Beams'' (Timeless, 1981) * '' Life Line'' (Timeless, 1981) * '' City Gates'' (Timeless, 1983) * '' Live at the Village Vanguard'' (Soul Note, 1983) * ''

Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 ''Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2'' is a live album by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet recorded in 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

'' (Soul Note, 1983) * '' Decisions'' (Timeless, 1984) *'' Live at Montmartre'' (Timeless, 1985) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1986) * '' Song Everlasting'' (Blue Note, 1987) With

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*'' Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus'' (Workshop Jazz, 1964)

With others

With Ray Anderson *''

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*'' (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You'' (1958) With Ted Curson *'' Plenty of Horn'' (Old Town, 1961) With

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*'' The Book Cooks'' (Bethlehem, 1960) *'' Cookin' (Savoy, 1960) With

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*'' Loxodonta Africana'' (New World, 1977) *'' Manhattan Plaza'' (Muse, 1978) With Bert Jansch *''

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'' (1973) With John Jenkins *'' Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons'' (Prestige, 1957) – with

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and

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*'' John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell'' (Blue Note, 1957) – with

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With

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regu ...

*'' Tivoli One'' (SteepleChase, 1978, 984 *''

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'' (SteepleChase, 1978, 984 *'' Wait and See'' (SteepleChase, 1978 994 With Jimmy Knepper *'' A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper'' (Bethlehem 1957) *''

Cunningbird ''Cunningbird'' is an album led by trombonist Jimmy Knepper recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.

'' (SteepleChase, 1976) With Horace Parlan *''

Blue Parlan ''Blue Parlan'' is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.

'' (Steeplechase, 1978) *'' Like Someone in Love'' (Steeplechase, 1983) With Herbie Nichols *'' Love, Gloom, Cash, Love'' (1957) With Sahib Shihab *''

The Jazz We Heard Last Summer ''The Jazz We Heard Last Summer'' is a split album featuring saxophonist Sahib Shihab and flautist Herbie Mann's groups recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label.

'' (Savoy, 1957) With

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* '' Down Home'' (Bethlehem, 1960) With

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'' (Enja, 1981) With

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* ''Mystic Bridge'' (Enja, 1982)

References

External links

* Allmusic biography* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richmond, Dannie 1935 births 1988 deaths Musicians from New York City Post-bop jazz musicians American jazz drummers American session musicians Impulse! Records artists Timeless Records artists Landmark Records artists 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Jazz musicians from New York (state) 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Mingus Dynasty (band) members

Biography

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Charles Mingus

With George Adams and Don Pullen Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The grea ...

With others

References

External links

With George Adams and
Don Pullen Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The grea ...