Ray Drummond

Ray 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-leads The Drummonds with Renee Rosnes and (not related) Billy Drummond.[1]

Drummond was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, since 1980 with his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Maya.[2]

He was the elder brother of David Drummond, who served as senior vice president, corporate development and chief legal officer of Google Inc., until his retirement in 2020.

Drummond died on November 1, 2025, at the age of 78.[3]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Source:[4]

As sideman

With Bill Barron

With Kenny Barron

With Teddy Edwards

With Art Farmer

With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet

With Ricky Ford

With Benny Golson

With Johnny Griffin

With John Hicks

With Buck Hill

With Freddie Hubbard

With Bobby Hutcherson

With Etta Jones

With David Murray

With Houston Person

With Pharoah Sanders

With James Spaulding

With Michael White

With others

References

  1. ^ Biography, AllMusic
  2. ^ Adler, David R. "Ray Drummond" Archived 2016-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, Jazz Times, April 2004. Accessed September 21, 2011. "As for Drummond's nonvirtual lair, it's in Teaneck, N.J.-a modest house he's inhabited for 23 years with his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Maya, now 24. (That is Maya, age nine or so, on the cover of Drummond's Maya's Dance album.)"
  3. ^ Doyle, Doug (Nov 2, 2025). "Jazz bassist, composer, bandleader and educator Ray Drummond dies at 78". Wbgo.org. Retrieved Nov 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Jazzdisco: Ray Drummond catalog - album index, accessed May 11, 2018
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