Ray Drummond (November 23, 1946 â November 1, 2025) was an American jazz bassist and teacher. He also had 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 was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, since 1980 with his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Maya.
He was 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.
Drummond died on November 1, 2025, at the age of 78.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
Source:
- 1984: Susanita (Nilva) with Manny Boyd, Branford Marsalis, John Hicks, Alvin Queen
- 1989: Two of a Kind (Theresa) with John Hicks
- 1989: Camera in a Bag (Criss Cross) with David Newman, Kenny Barron, Steve Nelson, Marvin Smith
- 1989: One to One with Bill Mays (DMP, 1990)
- 1990: One to One 2 with Bill Mays (DMP, 1991)
- 1991: The Essence with Hank Jones, Billy Higgins (DMP, 1991)
- 1992: Excursion (Arabesque, 1993)
- 1994: Continuum (Arabesque, 1994)
- 1995: Vignettes (Arabesque, 1996)
- 1997: 1-2-3-4 (Arabesque, 1999)
As sideman
With Bill Barron
With Kenny Barron
With Teddy Edwards
With Art Farmer
With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet
With Ricky Ford
With Benny Golson
With Johnny Griffin
With John Hicks
With Buck Hill
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Etta Jones
With David Murray
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 Pharoah Sanders
With James Spaulding
With Michael White
With others
- Toshiko Akiyoshi, ' (Nippon Crown, 1990)
- Chris Anderson, Blues One (DIW, 1991)
- Thomas Chapin, I've Got Your Number (Arabesque, 1993)
- Arnett Cobb, Funky Butt (Progressive, 1980)
- George Coleman, At Yoshi's (Theresa, 1989)
- Ted Curson, The Trio (Interplay, 1979)
- Billy Drummond, Native Colours, (Criss Cross. 1992)
- Curtis Fuller, Blues-ette Part II (Savoy, 1993)
- Slide Hampton, World of Trombones (West 54, 1979)
- Craig Handy, Split Second Timing (Arabesque, 1992)
- Tom Harrell, Stories (Contemporary, 1988)
- the Jazztet, Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983)
- Randy Johnston, Walk On (Muse, 1992)
- Lee Konitz, Live at Laren (Soul Note, 1979 [1984])
- Peter Leitch, Landscape (Jazz House, 2014)
- Abbey Lincoln, It's Me (Verve, 2003)
- Wynton Marsalis, Think of One (Columbia, 1983)
- Ronnie Mathews, Roots, Branches & Dances (Bee Hive, 1978)
- Charles McPherson, Manhattan Nocturne (Arabesque, 1998)
- Grachan Moncur III, Exploration (Capri, 2004)
- Frank Morgan, Bop! (Telarc, 1997)
- Idris Muhammad, Kabsha (Theresa, 1980)
- Ben Riley, Grown Folks Music (Sunnyside, 2012)
- Woody Shaw, Imagination (Muse, 1987)
- Horace Silver, Music to Ease Your Disease (Silvertone, 1988)
- Horace Tapscott, Thoughts of Dar es Salaam (Arabesque, 1997)
- Bob Thiele Collective, Lion Hearted (1993)
- Jack Walrath, Journey, Man! (Evidence 1995)
- Michael Weiss, Presenting Michael Weiss (Criss Cross, 1987)
- John Zorn, Voodoo (Black Saint, 1985)
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