| Don Lamond | |
| Image Upright: | 1.15 |
| Birth Name: | Donald Douglas Lamond Jr. |
| Birth Date: | August 18, 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Oklahoma City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Instrument: | Drums |
| Genre: | Jazz, swing music, bebop, big band |
| Occupation: | Drummer |
| Years Active: | 1940–2003 |
Donald Douglas Lamond Jr. (August 18, 1920 – December 23, 2003)[1] was an American jazz drummer.
Born in Oklahoma City,[1] Lamond attended the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore in the early 1940s, and played with Sonny Dunham and Boyd Raeburn at the outset of his career.[1] In 1944, he performed baritone saxophone and drums on Charlie Parker’s ‘’The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948’’[2] and he took over Dave Tough's spot in Woody Herman's big band First Herd in 1945, where he remained until the group disbanded at the end of 1946.[1] In 1947, he briefly freelanced with musicians including Charlie Parker, and then returned to duty under Herman in his Second Herd, where he remained until its 1949 dissolution.[1] In the 1950s and 1960s Lamond found work as a session musician, recording in a wide variety of styles.[1] He performed and recorded 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, Count Basie, Lee Wiley (where he performed drums and guitar on her 1956 album ‘’West of the Moon’’[2] and Bob Crosby among others. He recorded as a bandleader in 1962 with a tentet which included Doc Severinsen. Later in the 1960s he played with George Wein's Newport Festival band. In the 1970s, he worked with Red Norvo, Maxine Sullivan, and Bucky Pizzarelli, and also put together his own swing group late in the decade, which recorded in 1977 and 1982. He also recorded a quartet album in 1981 with his wife, Terry Lamond, singing.
He died in 2003 in Orlando, Florida, from a brain tumor, at age 83.[1]
According to The Jazz Discography, by Tom Lord, Lamond is listed on 549 recording sessions from 1943 to 1982.
Full album title, Off Beat Percussion starring Don Lamond and his Orchestra
With Manny Albam
With Ruth Brown
With Al Cohn
With Bobby Darin
With Art Farmer
With Stan Getz
With Harry James
With Hank Jones
With Quincy Jones
With Herbie Mann
With Howard McGhee
With Carmen McRae
With Chico O'Farrill
With Don Elliott and Rusty Dedrick
With George Russell
With Nelson Riddle
With Johnny Smith
With Rex Stewart and Cootie Williams
With Joe Wilder
With Cootie Williams
With Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker's New All Stars
Howard McGhee (trumpet), Charlie Parker (alto sax), Wardell Gray (tenor sax), Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Red Callender (bass), Don Lamond (drums)
Recorded in Hollywood, California, February 26, 1947
Originally issued by Dial
D1071-A: Relaxin' at Camarillo
D1071-B: Relaxin' at Camarillo
D1071-C: Relaxin' at Camarillo
D1071-D: Relaxin' at Camarillo
D1071-E: Relaxin' at Camarillo
D1072-A: Cheers
D1072-B: Cheers
D1072-C: Cheers
D1072-D: Cheers
D1073-A: Carvin' the Bird
D1073-B: Carvin' the Bird
D1074-A: Stupendous
D1074-B: Stupendous
Charlie Parker With Strings
Chris Griffin, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (trumpets), Will Bradley, Bill Harris (trombones), unknown flute and oboe, Toots Mondello, Charlie Parker, Murray Williams (alto saxes), Hank Ross, Art Drellinger (tenor saxes), Stan Webb (bari sax), Lou Stein (piano), Verley Mills (harp), unknown strings, Art Ryerson (guitar), Bob Haggart (bass), Don Lamond (drums), Joe Lipman (arranger, conductor)
Recorded in New York, January 22 or 23, 1952
C675-2: Temptation
C676-3: Lover
C677-4: Autumn in New York
C678-4: Stella by starlight
Charlie Parker Quartet, Jerry Jerome Concert
Charlie Parker (alto sax), Teddy Wilson (piano), Eddie Safranski (bass), Don Lamond (drums)
Recorded in Concert at Loew's Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, March 24, 1952
Charlie Parker Big Band
Jimmy Maxwell, Carl Poole, Al Porcino, Bernie Privin (trumpets), Bill Harris, Lou McGarity, Bart Varsalona (trombones), Charlie Parker, Harry Terrill, Murray Williams (alto saxes), Flip Phillips, Hank Ross (tenor saxes), Danny Bank (bari sax), Oscar Peterson (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Don Lamond (drums), Joe Lipman (arranger, conductor)
Recorded in New York, March 25, 1952
C756-5: Night and day
C757-4: Almost like being in love
C758-1: I can't get started
C759-5: What is this thing called love?
Jerry Jerome Jazz Concert, Featuring Charlie Parker
Bill Harris (trombone), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Charlie Parker (alto sax), Dick Cary (piano), Eddie Safranski (bass), Don Lamond (drums)
Recorded in concert at Loew's Valencia Theatre, Jamaica, New York, March 25, 1952
Charlie Parker Tentet
probably Charlie Walp (trumpet 2), Charlie Parker (alto sax), Earl Swope, Bob Swope (trombone 2), Zoot Sims (tenor sax 2), probably Bill Shanahan (piano), Charlie Byrd (guitar), Mert Oliver (bass), Don Lamond (drums) unknown (bongos)
private recording Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1952
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