Ronnie Bedford (June 2, 1931 – December 20, 2014) was 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 m ...

drummer and professor. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bedford was one of the founders of the Yellowstone Jazz Festival held annually in

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, and was the recipient of the 1993 Wyoming Governor's Award for the Arts. In 1993 he released a self-published CD, ''Tour de West''. He later produced three more albums for

Progressive Records Progressive Records is an American jazz record company and label owned by the Jazzology group. It produces reissues and compilations of musicians such as Sonny Stitt, Eddie Barefield, George Masso, and Eddie Miller. History Progressive Records ...

. Bedford lived in

Powell, Wyoming Powell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2010 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College. History Powell was incorporated in 1909. Powell was named for John Wesley Powel ...

and taught percussion at

Northwest College Northwest College is a Public college, public community college in Powell, Wyoming. History Northwest College opened in 1946, as the "University of Wyoming Northwest Center," with the support of the University of Wyoming and the local school dis ...

.Ronnie Bedford
Ronald H. Bedford June 2, 1931 – December 20, 2014. Retrieved on December 29, 2014.

Discography

As leader

*''Just Friends'' (Progressive, 1993) *''Triplicity'' (Progressive, 1998) *''QuaDRUMvirate'' (Progressive, 1999)

As sideman

With

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

* '' My Kind of Trouble'' (Pablo, 1989) * '' Over the Rainbow'' (MusicMasters, 1989) With

*'' Over the Rainbow'' (MusicMasters, 1989) With Arnett Cobb * '' Funky Butt'' (Progressive, 1980) With Chris Connor * ''Sweet and Swinging'' (Progressive, 1978) 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 ...

* ''Like Someone in Love'' (Progressive, 1989) With Don Friedman * ''Invitation'' (Progressive, 1993) – recorded in 1978 * ''Jazz Dancing'' (Solid, 2016) – recorded in 1977 With Hank Jones *'' Arigato'' (Progressive, 1976) With

Rod Levitt Rodney Charles Levitt (September 16, 1929 in Portland, Oregon – May 8, 2007 in Wardsboro, Vermont) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, and bandleader. Levitt studied composition at the University of Washington, where he took his BA i ...

*'' The Dynamic Sound Patterns'' (Riverside, 1963) With

Pee Wee Russell Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell (March 27, 1906 – February 15, 1969), was an American jazz musician. Early in his career he played clarinet and saxophones, but he eventually focused solely on clarinet. With a highly individualistic and sp ...

*'' Ask Me Now!'' (Impulse!, 1963) With Derek Smith *''Plays Jerome Kern'' (Progressive, 1980) With

Chuck Wayne Chuck Wayne (February 27, 1923 – July 29, 1997) was an American jazz guitarist. He came to prominence in the 1940s, and was among the earliest jazz guitarists to play in the bebop style. Wayne was a member of Woody Herman's First Herd, the f ...

*'' Morning Mist'' (Prestige, 1965) Main source:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedford, Ronnie 1931 births 2014 deaths American jazz drummers Musicians from Wyoming Place of birth missing People from Powell, Wyoming