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Mike Richmond (born February 26, 1948 in
Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
) is an American
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
bassist. Richmond started on guitar then picked up bass in his early teens. He attended
Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...
(1965–1970), studying with Edward Arian from the Philadelphia Orchestra. After lessons with
Jimmy Garrison James Emory Garrison (March 3, 1934 – April 7, 1976) was an American jazz double bassist. He is best remembered for his association with John Coltrane from 1961 to 1967. Career Garrison was raised in both Miami and Philadelphia where he l ...
in the early 1970s he began performing with
Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, ...
and
Arnie Lawrence Arnold Lawrence Finkelstein (July 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York – April 22, 2005 in Jerusalem, Israel) was an American jazz saxophonist. Career Lawrence studied clarinet in his youth before switching to saxophone. He played from age 12 in clu ...
, also working with
Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...
,
Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, ...
,
Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...
,
Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...
,
Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...
,
Hubert Laws Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm- ...
,
Franco Ambrosetti Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.Dannie Richmond Charles Daniel Richmond (December 15, 1931 – March 16, 1988) was an American jazz drummer who is best known for his work with Charles Mingus. He also worked with Joe Cocker, Elton John and Mark-Almond. Biography Richmond was born Charles ...
,
Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role ...
,
Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, double ...
,
Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...
, and
George Gruntz George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, ...
. Starting in 1980, Richmond devoted time to learning the
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, traveling to
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,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
and performing live with
Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Ind ...
. He led
Mingus Dynasty ''Mingus Dynasty'' is a jazz album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released on Columbia Records in May 1960. It is a companion album to his 1959 record, ''Mingus Ah Um'', and was inducted in the List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipie ...
(replacing Mingus) from 1980–1985, and began teaching at
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...
in 1988 (Teacher of the Year, 1991 & 1994). Richmond won a
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
for ''
Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux ''Miles & Quincy: Live at Montreux'' is a collaborative live album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and conductor Quincy Jones. It was recorded at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival and released by Warner Bros. Records in 1993. ''Miles & Quincy ...
''. His book ''Modern Walking Bass Technique'' is used internationally.


Discography


As leader

* ''
For Us ''For Us'' is an album by bassist Mike Richmond and pianist Andy LaVerne recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservato ...
* ''Dream Waves'' (
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) (1978) * ''Colours of a Dream'' (International Phonograph) (1980) * ''Prayer for Peace'' (
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) (1985) * ''Basic Tendencies'' (
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) (1988) * ''Light Blues'' (
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/ Amadeo) (1988) * ''On the Edge'' (SteeepleChase) (1988) * ''Dance for Andy'' (SteepleChase) (1989) * ''New Blues'' (Nuba) (1993) * ''Blue in Green'' (
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) (1994) *''The Pendulum'' (SteepleChase, 2016) *''Tones For Joan's Bones'' (SteepleChase) (2017) *''La vie en rose'' (SteepleChase) (2018) *''Bill's Hit Tunes'' (Ride Symbol Records) (2019)


As sideman

With
Franco Ambrosetti Franco Ambrosetti (born 10 December 1941) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. He was born in Lugano, Switzerland; his father, Flavio, was a saxophonist who once played opposite Charlie Parker.Close Encounter In ufology, a close encounter is an event in which a person witnesses an unidentified flying object. This terminology and the system of classification behind it were first suggested in astronomer and UFO researcher J. Allen Hynek's 1972 book ''T ...
'' (Enja, 1979) with
Bennie Wallace Bennie Wallace (born November 18, 1946) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Wallace began playing in local clubs with the encouragement of East Ridge, Tennessee High School band ...
* ''
Heartbop ''Heartbop'' is an album by the flugelhornist and composer Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in 1981 and released on the Enja label.
'' (Enja, 1981) With
Bob Berg Robert Berg (April 7, 1951 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Berg started his musical education at the age of six when he began studying classical piano. He be ...
* ''New Birth'' (Xanadu, 1978) With
Jerry Bergonzi Jerry Bergonzi (born October 21, 1947) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator. Early life and education Bergonzi received a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1971 and is the founde ...
* ''I Ching Reading'' (Ram) With
Keith Copeland Keith Copeland (born in New York City on April 18, 1946, died in Germany on February 14, 2015) was a jazz drummer and music educator. Career His father, Ray Copeland, was a jazz trumpeter, and he learned by watching him, but he decided to play d ...
and
Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philadel ...
* ''On Target'' (Jazz Mania) With
Ted Curson Theodore Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter. Life and career Curson was born in Philadelphia. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's fath ...
* ''
I Heard Mingus ''I Heard Mingus'' is an album by trumpeter Ted Curson which was recorded in 1980 and first released on the Interplay label.Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...
and
Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
* ''
Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux ''Miles & Quincy: Live at Montreux'' is a collaborative live album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and conductor Quincy Jones. It was recorded at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival and released by Warner Bros. Records in 1993. ''Miles & Quincy ...
'' (Warner Bros., 1991) With
Buddy DeFranco Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and ...
* ''Borinquin'' (Sonet) With
Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, ...
* ''
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'' (ECM, 1976) * ''
New Rags ''New Rags'' is an album by Jack DeJohnette released on the German ECM label in 1977. Track listing #"Minya's the Mooch" – 11:22 #"Lydia" – 3:43 #"Flys" (Alex Foster) – 6:05 #"New Rags" – 9:08 #"Steppin' thru" (Alex Foster) – 10:30 ...
'' (ECM, 1977) With
Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role ...
* ''Synthetic Evans'' (Poljazz, 1976) With
Herb Geller Herbert Arnold Geller (November 2, 1928 – December 19, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life His mother, Frances ''(née'' Frances Mildred Fullman, al ...
* ''A Jazz Song Book'' (Enja, 1987) With
Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...
*'' Another World'' (Columbia, 1977) *''Academy of Jazz'' (Poljazz, 1978) *''Poetry in Jazz'' (Jazz File, 1977) *''Jazzbuhne Berlin '78'' (Repertoire) *''Utopia'' (West Wind 1977) *''The Best Of Stan Getz'' (Columbia, 1978) *''Academy Of Jazz-with Bob Brookmeyer'' (Poljazz, 1978) *''The Lyrical Stan Getz'' (Columbia, 1978) *''The Essential Stan Getz'' (Columbia, 1978) *''New Collection'' (Columbia, 1978) *''Ballads And Bossa Nova'' (CBS, 1977) *''This Is Jazz'' (Columbia, 1978) With
George Gruntz George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, ...
* ''El Camino'' (TCB) * ''Merryteria'' (TCB) * ''Live at Jazzfest Berlin'' (TCB) * '' First Prize'' (Enja, 1989) * '' Serious Fun'' (Enja, 1990) * '' Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera'' (Enja, 1991) * ''Happening Now'' (Hat Art) with
Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...
,
Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...
and
Kenny Wheeler Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards. Most of his performances were rooted in jazz, but he was also active ...
* ''GGCJB'' (MPS) with
Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebrate ...
* ''Cosmopolitan Greetings'' (Migros) with
Allen Ginsberg Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Gener ...
* ''Beyond Another Wall: Live in China'' (TCB) * ''Live 82'' (Amiga Jazz) *''
Mock-Lo-Motion ''Mock-Lo-Motion'' is a live album by pianist and composer George Gruntz's Trio with special guest trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti which was recorded in Germany in 1995 and released on the TCB label.
'' (TCB, 1995) * ''Sins 'N Wins 'N Funs'' (TCB) * ''Expo Triangle'' (MGB) * ''Global Excellence'' (TCB) With
Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, ...
* ''Live at Montreux'' (Stax, 1973) With
Roland Hanna Roland Pembroke Hanna (February 10, 1932 – November 13, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. Biography Hanna studied classical piano from the age of 11, but was strongly interested in jazz, having been introduced to i ...
* ''Gershwin, Carmichael & Cats'' (CTI) With
Tom Harrell Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...
* ''Aurora'' (Adamo, 1976) * ''Minds Ear'' (RCA) With
Richie Havens Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style ...
* ''The American Game'' (Arista) With
Daniel Humair Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss drummer, composer, and painter. He is widely renowned and became a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1986 and Officier in 1992. He has played with many jazz p ...
* ''Surrounded'' (Flat and Sharp, 1987) With
Vic Juris Victor Edward Jurusz Jr. (September 26, 1953 – December 31, 2019), known professionally as Vic Juris, was an American jazz guitarist. Music career Juris was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but he moved with his family to Parsippany early i ...
* ''Bleecker St.'' (Muse, 1981) With
Eric Kloss Eric Kloss (born April 3, 1949) is an American jazz saxophonist. Music career Kloss was born blind in Greenville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and attended the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, which was run by his father. When he was 1 ...
* ''
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'' (Muse, 1978) * '' Celebration'' (Muse, 1979) With
Jimmy Knepper James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goo ...
*'' 1st Place'' (BlackHawk, 1982
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With
Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...
* ''Round and Round'' (Columbia) With Ted Curson *''I Hear Mingus'' (Interplay, 1981) ''Round Midnight'' (Generation records, 1983) With
Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservato ...
* ''Mythology'' (International Phonograph) * ''The Spirit of '76'' (Four Star, 1976) * '' Another World'' (SteepleChase, 1977) * ''Another World Another Time'' (SteepleChase, 1999) * ''Three's Not a Crowd'' (SteepleChase, 2012) * ''Genesis'' (SteepleChase, 2015) * ''Faith'' (SteepleChase 2016) * ''Shangri-La (SteepleChase, 2018) 8 ''Rhapsody'' (SteepleChase, 2019) With
Arnie Lawrence Arnold Lawrence Finkelstein (July 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York – April 22, 2005 in Jerusalem, Israel) was an American jazz saxophonist. Career Lawrence studied clarinet in his youth before switching to saxophone. He played from age 12 in clu ...
* ''Renewal'' (Palo Alto, 1982) * ''Treasure Island'' (Dr. Jazz) With
Hubert Laws Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm- ...
* ''Say It With Silence'' (Columbia, 1978) 35022 * ''A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich'' oundtrack(Columbia, 1978) * ''My Time Will Come'' (Music Casters) With
Jim McNeely Jim McNeely (born May 18, 1949) is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and faculty. Biography Jim McNeely was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois, and moved to New York City in 1975. ...
* ''Winds of Change'' (SteepleChase) * ''Rains Dance'' (SteepleChase) * ''The Plot Thickens'' (Muse) * ''East Side/West Side'' (Owl) With
Mingus Dynasty ''Mingus Dynasty'' is a jazz album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released on Columbia Records in May 1960. It is a companion album to his 1959 record, ''Mingus Ah Um'', and was inducted in the List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipie ...
* ''Live at Montreux'' (Atlantic, 1980) With Mingus Big Band *'' Mingus Sings'' (Sunnyside, 2015) With
Jackie Paris 'Carlo Jackie Paris (September 20, 1924 – June 17, 2004) was an American jazz singer and guitarist. He is best known for his recordings of "Skylark" and " 'Round Midnight" from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Music career Early years Paris ...
* ''Jackie Paris'' (Audiophile, 1982) * ''Nobody Else But Me'' (Audiophile, 1988) * ''Lucky to Be Me'' (EmArcy, 1989) * ''Love Songs'' (EmArcy, 1990) * ''The Intimate Jackie Paris'' (Hudson, 2000) With Bobby Paunetto * ''Commit to Memory'' (Pathfinder, 1977) * ''Composer in Public'' (RSVP Jazz) * ''Reconstituted'' (RSVP Jazz) With
Jeanfrançois Prins Jeanfrançois Prins (born February 18, 1967) is a Belgian jazz guitarist, composer, vocalist and record producer. He has spent many years between New York City and Berlin where he was leading the Jazz Guitar departments in both music universiti ...
* ''All Around Town'' (TCB, 1997) With
Dannie Richmond Charles Daniel Richmond (December 15, 1931 – March 16, 1988) was an American jazz drummer who is best known for his work with Charles Mingus. He also worked with Joe Cocker, Elton John and Mark-Almond. Biography Richmond was born Charles ...
* ''
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.
'' (Soul Note, 1979) * '' Hand to Hand'' (Soul Note, 1980) with George Adams * ''
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'' (Soul Note, 1983) with George Adams With Larry Schneider * ''Just Cole Porter'' (SteepleChase) * ''Blind Date'' (SteepleChase) * ''It Might As Well Be Spring'' (SteepleChase) With
Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Ind ...
* ''Jazzmine'' (Polydor) With
Ben Sidran Ben Hirsh Sidran (born August 14, 1943) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer. Early in his career he was a member of the Steve Miller Band and is the father of Grammy-nominated musician, composer and ...
* ''Life's a Lesson'' (Go Jazz) With
Marvin Stamm Marvin Louis Stamm (born May 23, 1939) is an American jazz trumpeter. Career Stamm was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended North Texas State University, where he was a member of the One O ...
* ''Mystery Man'' (Music Masters) With Adam Unsworth *''Balance'' (AC Records, 2015) *''With John Vanore'' ''Stolen Moments'' (Acoustical Concepts, 2016) With
John Stowell John F. Stowell (born July 30, 1950) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, author, and lecturer. Biography Stowell, who plays electric and acoustic guitar, was born in New York and raised in Connecticut. He had private studies with Linc ...
* ''Golden Delicious'' (Inner City, 1977) With
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band The Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band was a 16 piece jazz big band created by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and tenor saxophone/flutist Lew Tabackin in Los Angeles in 1973. In 1982 the principals moved from Los Angeles to New York City and ...
* ''
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'' (RCA Victor, 1979) With Lauren Hooker *''Life Of The Music'' (MHR Records, 2010) ''All For You My Heart And Soul''(MHR Records, 2015) With Ingrid Sertso/Karl Berger/Don Cherry *''Dance With It'' (Enja, 1983) With Combo Nuvo *''Nouveau Sketches''(CN Records, 2002) *''Far Far From Home''(CN Records, 2010) *''Like I Said'' (CN Records, 2015) *''One World Suite'' (CN Records, 2018) With Joshua Breakstone *''With The Wind And The Rain'' (Capri, 2013) *''2nd Avenue'' (Capri 2015) *''88'' (Capri, 2016) With
Tom Varner Tom Varner (born June 17, 1957 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States) is an American jazz horn (French horn) player and composer. Varner grew up in Millburn, New Jersey, and studied piano in his youth with Capitola Dickerson of Summit, Ne ...
* ''
Jazz French Horn ''Jazz French Horn'' is the third album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1985 and released as an LP on the New Note label, and later as a CD on the Italian Black Saint/Soul Note, Soul Note label.The Mystery of Compassion ''The Mystery of Compassion'' is an album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1992 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.
'' (Soul Note, 1992) With
Naná Vasconcelos Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician wi ...
* ''Asian Journal'' (Music of the World, 1981) With
Bennie Wallace Bennie Wallace (born November 18, 1946) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Wallace began playing in local clubs with the encouragement of East Ridge, Tennessee High School band ...
* ''Sweeping Through the City'' (Enja, 1984) With
Bill Watrous William Russell Watrous III (June 8, 1939 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known for his rendition of Sammy Nestico's arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad "A Time for Love", which he recorded on a 1993 albu ...
* ''The Tiger of San Pedro'' (Columbia, 1975) With
Eliot Zigmund Eliot Zigmund (born April 14, 1945) is an American jazz drummer, who has worked extensively as a session musician. Biography Zigmund studied at Mannes School of Music and City College of New York, where he graduated in 1969. After moving to Cali ...
* ''Dark Street'' (Freelance)


References

* Craig Harris, Mike Richmondat
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* William S. Brockman, "Mike Richmond". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', St. Martin's Press, 1994. {{DEFAULTSORT:Richmond, Mike American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania 1948 births Living people SteepleChase Records artists Inner City Records artists 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Mingus Dynasty (band) members