Don Lamond
Donald Douglas "Don" Lamond ( born August 18, 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, † December 23, 2003 in Orlando, Florida ) was an American jazz drummer.
Life and work
Lamond studied at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, before he became a member of Sonny Dunham's band. He worked in the following year with Boyd Raeburn and in 1945 successor to Dave Tough in Woody Herman's First Herd up to its release late 1946. Too, the second orchestra Hermans 1947-49 he was a member. In the intervening time, he worked among others with Charlie Parker and Benny Goodman.
In the 1950s and 1960s had Lamond mainly as a studio musician in New York City and played recordings with Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Johnny Smith, Benny Goodman, Ruby Braff, the Sauter - Finegan Orchestra, Sonny Stitt, Johnny Guarnieri, Jack Teagarden, Quincy Jones, George Russell, Bob Crosby, Kai Winding and another one. During this time, Lamond was one of the leading drummers of mainstream jazz.
In the late 1960s he became a member of George wine Newport Festival All-Stars and recorded with musicians such as Red Norvo, Maxine Sullivan, Bucky Pizzarelli and the violin duo Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. In the 1970s Lamond moved to Florida, where he founded his Big Swing Band.
Discography
- Off Beat Percussion with Phil Bodner, Bob Haggart, Dick Hyman, Al Klink, Walt Levinsky, Tony Mottola, Bobby Rose Garden, Doc Severinsen, Stanley Webb, 1962
- Extraordinary with Ben Clement, Don Scalleta, Ron Gilotti, Terry Lamond, 1977; 1982