Don Lamond

Biography

Lamond attended the Peabody Conservatory in Philadelphia in the early 1940s, and played with Sonny Dunham and Boyd Raeburn at the outset of his career. 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. 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. In the 1950s and 1960s Lamond found work as a session musician, recording in a wide variety of styles. 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, 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 at age 83.

Discography

According to The Jazz Discography, by Tom Lord, Lamond is listed on 549 recording sessions from 1943 to 1982.

As leader

Off Beat (Command, 1962, RS842SD)

Full album title, Off Beat Percussion starring Don Lamond and his Orchestra

As sideman

With Manny Albam

The Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1956) with Ernie Wilkins

With Ruth Brown

Late Date with Ruth Brown (Atlantic, 1959)

With Al Cohn

The Sax Section (Epic, 1956)

The Four Brothers... Together Again! (Vik, 1957) with Serge Chaloff, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward

Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1960)

With Art Farmer

Baroque Sketches (Columbia, 1967)

With Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quartets (Prestige, 1949-50 [1955])

The Complete Roost Recordings (Blue Note, 1950–54 [1997])

With Harry James

Harry James And His Orchestra 1948-49 (Big Band Landmarks – Vol. X & XI, 1969)

With Hank Jones

Gigi (Golden Crest, 1958)

With Quincy Jones

The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959)

The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (Mercury, 1959)

With Herbie Mann

Love and the Weather (Bethlehem, 1956)

With Howard McGhee

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (Bethlehem, 1956)

With Carmen McRae

Birds of a Feather (Decca, 1958)

Something to Swing About (Kapp, 1959)

With Chico O'Farrill

Nine Flags (Impulse!, 1966) OCLC 17472596, 763121327

With Don Elliott and Rusty Dedrick

Counterpoint for Six Valves (Riverside, 1955–56)

With George Russell OCLC 17432429

Jazz in the Space Age (Decca, 1960)

With Johnny Smith

Johnny Smith (Verve, 1967)

With Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker's New All StarsCharlie Parker With StringsChris 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 Lippman (arranger, conductor)Recorded in New York, January 22 or 23, 1952C675-2: TemptationC676-3: LoverC677-4: Autumn in New YorkC678-4: Stella by starlightCharlie Parker Quartet, Jerry Jerome ConcertCharlie Parker (alto sax), Teddy Wilson (piano), Eddie Safranski (bass), Don Lamond (drums)Recorded in Concert at Loew's Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, March 24, 1952

1. Cool blues

Charlie Parker Big BandJerry Jerome Jazz Concert, Featuring Charlie ParkerBill 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

1. Ornithology

Charlie Parker Tentet

1. Scrapple from the apple
2. Out of nowhere
3. Now's the time (2)
4. 52nd Street theme (incomplete)
5. Cool blues (2)