Dannie Richmond
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December 15, 1931
Dannie Richmond | |
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 Richmond at Half Moon Bay, California June 23, 1981 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Charles Daniel Richmond December 15, 1931 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1988 (aged 56) Harlem, New York |
| Genres | Jazz, R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music director, bandleader |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1955–1988 |
| Labels | Impulse!, Timeless, Landmark |
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.
Richmond was born Charles Daniel Richmond on December 15, 1931, in New York City and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina.[1][2] He started playing tenor saxophone at the age of thirteen, and went on to play R&B with the Paul Williams band[3] in 1955.
His career took off when he took up the drums, which he had taught himself to play in his early twenties, through the formation of what was to be a 21-year association with Charles Mingus.[4] Mingus biographer Brian Priestley writes that "Dannie became Mingus's equivalent to Harry Carney in the Ellington band, an indispensable ingredient of 'the Mingus sound' and a close friend as well".[5] That association continued after Mingus' death when Richmond became the first musical director of the group Mingus Dynasty in 1980.[6]
