Raymond Charles Drummond 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-led The Drummonds with Renee Rosnes and Billy Drummond.
Raymond Charles Drummond (November 23, 1946 – 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-led The Drummonds with Renee Rosnes and Billy Drummond (not related).
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, until his retirement in 2020.
Drummond died on November 1, 2025, at the age of 78.
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Discography
As leader/co-leader
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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
Variations in Blue (Muse, 1983)
The Next Plateau (Muse, 1989)
With Kenny Barron
The Only One (Reservoir, 1990)
Lemuria-Seascape (Candid, 1991)
Live at Bradley's (EmArcy, 2001)
Live at Bradley's II (Sunnyside, 2002)
With Teddy Edwards
Close Encounters (HighNote, 1999) – also with Houston Person
Smooth Sailing (HighNote, 2003)
With Art Farmer
Mirage (Soul Note, 1982)
Warm Valley (Concord, 1983)
With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet
Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983)
Back to the City (Contemporary, 1986)
Real Time (Contemporary, 1988) With Carl Fontana, The Great Fontana (Uptown, 1987)
With Ricky Ford
Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)
With Benny Golson
I Remember Miles (Alfa Jazz, 1993)
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That's Funky (Meldac Jazz, 1995)
With Johnny Griffin
Return of the Griffin (Galaxy, 1978)
NYC Underground (Galaxy, 1981)
To the Ladies (Galaxy, 1982)
With John Hicks
Is That So? (Timeless, 1991)
Beyond Expectations (Reservoir, 1993)
Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (Red Baron, 1993)
With Buck Hill
Capital Hill (Muse, 1990)
The Buck Stops Here (Muse, 1992)
With Freddie Hubbard
The Eternal Triangle (Blue Note, 1987) – also with Woody Shaw
Feel the Wind (Timeless, 1988) – also with Art Blakey
With Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (Blue Note, 1973)
