Name Joe Mondragon Role Bassist | ||
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Died July 1987, Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, United States Similar People Bob Enevoldsen, Bob Cooper, Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Jimmy Rowles | ||
Music group The Marty Paich Dek-Tette | ||
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Joe Mondragon (February 2, 1920 – July 1987) was an American jazz bassist.
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- Sylvia telles barney kessel joe mondragon manha de carnaval luiz bonfa antonio maria
- Joe Mondragon
- Discography
- References
Mondragon was an autodidact on bass, and began working professionally in Los Angeles. He served in the Army during World War II, and then joined Woody Herman's First Herd in 1946. Over the next two decades, he became one of the more popular studio bassists for jazz recording on the West Coast, appearing on albums by June Christy, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Buddy Rich, Buddy DeFranco, Marty Paich, Claude Williamson, Georgie Auld, Chet Baker, Bob Cooper, Harry Sweets Edison, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Bud Shank and Ella Fitzgerald. Mondragon can also be heard on soundtracks for films such as The Wild One and Pete Kelly's Blues.
Mondragon never recorded as a leader.
Joe Mondragon
Discography
With Georgie Auld
With Chet Baker
With Louis Bellson
With Buddy Bregman
With Hoagy Carmichael
With Harry Edison
With Herb Ellis and Jimmy Giuffre
With Woody Herman
With Harry James
With Stan Kenton
With Barney Kessel
With Henry Mancini
With Shelly Manne
With Warne Marsh
With Carmen McRae
With Jack Montrose
With Gerry Mulligan
With Oliver Nelson
With Art Pepper
With Shorty Rogers
With Pete Rugolo
With Lalo Schifrin
With Bud Shank