”’With [[Larry Willis]]”’
”’With [[Larry Willis]]”’
* ”[[Blue Fable]]” (2007)
* ”[[Blue Fable]]” (2007)
* ”[[The Offering (Larry Willis album)|The Offering]]” (HighNote, 2008)
* ”[[The Offering (Larry Willis album)|The Offering]]” (HighNote, 2008)
* [[Joe Locke (musician)|Joe Locke]]/David Hazeltine, ”Mutual Admiration Society” (2009)
* [[Joe Locke (musician)|Joe Locke]]/David Hazeltine, ”Mutual Admiration Society” (2009)
* Ron McCLure, ”New Moon” (2009)
* Ron McCLure, ”New Moon” (2009)
* [[Beat Kaestli]], ”Invitation” (2010)
* V.A., ”Cedar Chest – The Cedar Walton Songbook” (HighNote, 2010) – omnibus
* [[Tony Lakatos]], ”Home Tone” (2012)
* [[Vincent Hsu]], ”Homeland” (2014)
* ”Invitation” (2010) with [[Beat Kaestli]]
* ”Cedar Chest” (2010) The Music of [[Cedar Walton]] compilation
* ”Home Tone” (2012) with [[Tony Lakatos]]
* ”Homeland” (2014) with [[Vincent Hsu]]
* ”Leap of Faith” (SteepleChase, 2015) with [[Burak Bedikyan]]
* ”Leap of Faith” (SteepleChase, 2015) with [[Burak Bedikyan]]
* ”Primal Scream” (2015) with [[David Chesky]]
* ”Primal Scream” (2015) with [[David Chesky]]
American drummer
Musical artist
Willis Robert “Billy” Drummond Jr. (born June 19, 1959) is an American jazz drummer.
Billy Drummond was born in Newport News, Virginia, where he grew up listening to the extensive jazz record collection of his father, an amateur drummer and jazz enthusiast. He started playing the drums at the age of four, and was performing locally in his own band by the age of eight, and playing music with other kids in the neighborhood, including childhood friends, Victor Wooten, and the other Wooten brothers,[1] who lived a few doors away and through whom he met Consuela Lee Moorehead, composer, arranger, music theory professor, and the founder of the Springtree/Snow Hill Institute for the Performing Arts. He attended Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music on a Classical Percussion scholarship and, upon leaving school, became a member of a local Top 40 band called The Squares with bassist Oteil Burbridge.[2]
In 1986, encouraged by Al Foster, who had invited him to sit in at the Village Vanguard and advised him to take the next step, he moved to New York and almost immediately joined the band, Out of the Blue, with whom he recorded their last album, Spiral Staircase (Blue Note Records). A year later, he joined the Horace Silver sextet, touring extensively with him before becoming a member of Sonny Rollins‘s band, with whom he toured for three years. During this period he also formed long-term musical associations with Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Buster Williams, James Moody, JJ Johnson, Andrew Hill, and others.
He has made four albums as bandleader, including his Criss Cross album Dubai (featuring Chris Potter, Walt Weiskopf and Peter Washington), which was included in the list of “50 Crucial Jazz Drumming Recordings of the Past 100 Years” by Modern Drummer magazine.[3] His most recent album, Valse Sinistre, leading his band Freedom of Ideas, with Micah Thomas, Dezron Douglas and Dayna Stephens, came out on the Canadian Cellar Live label in August 2022. He has made five albums as a co-leader, including We’ll Be Together Again with Javon Jackson and Ron Carter. In addition to touring he is Professor of Jazz Drums at the Juilliard School and New York University.
A sideman on over 350 records, Drummond has played and recorded with, among others, Bobby Hutcherson, Nat Adderley, Ralph Moore, Buster Williams, Charles Tolliver, Lew Tabackin and Toshiko Akiyoshi, Hank Jones, James Moody, Sonny Rollins, Andy LaVerne, Lee Konitz, Dave Stryker, George Colligan, Ted Rosenthal, Bruce Barth, Joe Lovano, Andrew Hill, Larry Willis, Toots Thielmans, Freddie Hubbard, Chris Potter, Eddie Gómez, Stanley Cowell, Javon Jackson, and Sheila Jordan. He is a long-time member of Carla Bley‘s Lost Chords Quartet, Sheila Jordan‘s Quartet, and the Steve Kuhn Trio.
As leader/co-leader
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- 1991: Native Colours (Criss Cross, 1992)
- 1993: The Gift (Criss Cross, 1994)
- 1995: Dubai (Criss Cross, 1996)
- 2000: The Drummonds, Letter to Evans (Videoarts Music, 2000)
- 2000: The Drummonds, Pas de Trois (True Life Jazz, 2003)
- 2001: The Drummonds, Beautiful Friendship (Videoarts Music, 2002)
- 2003: The Drummonds, Once Upon a Time (Videoarts Music, 2003)
- 2006: Mysterious Shorter with Nicholas Payton, Bob Belden, Sam Yahel, John Hart (Chesky, 2006)
- 2022: Valse Sinistre (Cellar Live, 2022)
- Spiral Staircase (Blue Note, 1989)
Three’s Company
(With Ron Carter and Javon Jackson)
- We’ll Be Together Again (Chesky, 2016)
With Nat Adderley
With Carla Bley
With Steve Kuhn
- 1997: Dedication (Reservoir)
- 1998: Countdown (Reservoir)
- 2000: The Best Things (Reservoir)
- 2001: Temptation (Venus)
- 2002: Pastorale (Sunnyside)
- 2002: Waltz – Red Side (Venus)
- 2002: Waltz – Blue Side (Venus)
- 2004: Easy to Love (Venus)
- 2007: Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Venus)
- 2007: Pavanne for a Dead Princess (Venus)
- 2010: I Will Wait for You (Venus)
With Stanley Cowell
- Are You Real (SteepleChase, 2014)
- Reminiscent (SteepleChase, 2015)
- No Illusions (SteepleChase, 2017)
With David Hazeltine
- Waltz for Debbie (2002)
- Cleopatra’s Dream (2006)
With Eddie Henderson
- 1998: Reemergence (Sharp Nine, 1999)
- 1998: Dreams of Gershwin (Key’stone, 2000)
- 2001: Oasis (Sirocco Jazz Limited, 2001)
- 2009: For All We Know (furthermore, 2010)
With Vincent Herring
- Dawnbird (1993)
- Secret Love (1993)
- Days of Wine and Roses (1994)
With Jonny King
- In from the Cold (Criss Cross, 1994)
- Notes from the Underground (Enja, 1996)
With Renee Rosnes
- For the Moment (1990)
- Without Words (1992)
- Art & Soul (Blue Note, 1999)
- With a Little Help from My Friends (2001)
- Life on Earth (2003)
With Archie Shepp
- True Blue (1998)
- French Ballads (2003)
- Deja Vu (2003)
- Deja Vu (2001)
With Jim Snidero
- Strings (2003)
- Close Up (2004)
- Crossfire (2009)
With John Swana
- John Swana and Friends (Criss Cross, 1991)
- Feeling’s Mutual (Criss Cross, 1993)
With Joel Weiskopf
- Search (1999)
- Navigator (2000)
With Larry Willis
With others
- Sam Newsome, Sam I Am (1990)
- Tomas Franck, In New York (1990)
- Bobby Hutcherson, Mirage (1991)
- Jon Faddis, Hornucopia (1991)
- Rob Bargad, Better Times (1992)
- Charles Fambrough, The Charmer (1992)
- Bill Pierce, Epistrophy (1992)
- Walt Weiskopf, Simplicity (1992)
- Joe Henderson, Blue Note Years (1993)
- Scott Wendholt, Scheme of Things (1993)
- Lee Konitz, Dearly Beloved (SteepleChase, 1996)
- George Cables, Bluesology (SteepleChase, 1997)
- Lee Konitz and Paul Bley, Out of Nowhere (SteepleChase, 1997)
- Lee Konitz and Rich Perry, RichLee! (SteepleChase, 1997)
- Franco Ambrosetti, Light Breeze (Enja, 1998)
- Chris Potter, Vertigo (1998)
- Tim Ries, Universal Spirits (1998)
- Andrew Hill, Dusk (1999)
- George Mraz, Duke’s Place (1999)
- Carol Fredette, Everything I Need (1999)
- Andy Fusco, Out of the Dark (1999)
- Javon Jackson, Pleasant Valley (1999)
- Sadao Watanabe, Remembrance (Verve, 1999)
- Jerome Harris ,Rendezvous (1999)
- Tommy Smith, Sound of Love (1999)
- Michael Urbaniak, Ask Me Now (2000)
- Walt Weiskopf, Siren (2000)
- Carolyn Leonhart, Steal the Moon (2000)
- Mark Turner and Tad Shull, Two Tenor Ballads (2000)
- Scott Wendholt, What Goes Unsaid (2000)
- Chris Potter, This Will Be (2001)
- Marty Ehrlich, Song (2001)
- John Campbell, Workin’ Out (2001)
- Larry Coryell, Cedars of Avalon (2001)
- Tim Ries, Alternate Side (2001)
- Donald Brown, Wurd on the Skreet (2002)
- Marty Ehrlich, Line on Love (2003)
- Sheila Jordan, Little Song (2003)
- Walt Weiskopf/Andy Fusco Quartet, Tea for Two (2004)
- Walt Weiskopf, Sight to Sound (2004)
- Gary Versace Winter Sonata (2004)
- David Hazeltine/George Mraz Trio, Manhattan (2006)
- Tessa Souter, Nights of Key Largo (2008)
- Nicki Parrott, Moon River (2008)
- Javon Jackson, Once Upon a Melody (2008)
- Al Di Meola, Eddie Gómez, Yutaka Kobayashi, Beautiful Love: The NYC Session (Isol Discus Organization, 2008)
- Dr. Lonnie Smith, Art of Organizing (Criss Cross, 2009)
- The Manhattan Transfer, The Chick Corea Songbook (Four Quarters Entertainment, 2009)
- Joe Locke/David Hazeltine, Mutual Admiration Society (2009)
- Ron McCLure, New Moon (2009)
- Bill Mays, Mays at the Movies (2009)
- Jed Levy One Night at the Kitano (SteepleChase, 2009)
- Nicki Parrott, Fly Me to the Moon (2009)
- Bill Mays, Mays at the Movies (2009)
- Peter Zak, The Decider (2009)
- Arif Mardin, All My Friends are Here (NuNoise, 2010) – compilation
- Beat Kaestli, Invitation (2010)
- V.A., Cedar Chest – The Cedar Walton Songbook (HighNote, 2010) – omnibus
- Yakov Okun Trio, New York Encounter (2010)
- Andy Laverne, Steeplechase Jam Session Volume 29 (SteepleChase, 2010)
- Don Braden, Steeplechase Jam Session Volume 30 (SteepleChase, 2010)
- Ron McClure, Dedication (SteepleChase, 2010)
- Tim Ries, Live at Smalls (2011)
- Jesse Davis, Live at Smalls (2011)
- Tessa Souter, Beyond the Blue (2012)
- Tony Lakatos, Home Tone (2012)
- Peter Zak, Nordic Noon (SteepleChase, 2012)
- David Chesky, Jazz in the New Harmonic (2013)
- Peter Zak, The Eternal Triangle (SteepleChase, 2013)
- Vincent Hsu, Homeland (2014)
- Leap of Faith (SteepleChase, 2015) with Burak Bedikyan
- Primal Scream (2015) with David Chesky
- Rambling Confessions (2015) with John Hebert
- Sing to the Sky (2015) with Emma Larsson
- Tales, Musings, and Other Reveries (2015) with Jeremy Pelt
- Standards (SteepleChase, 2016) with Peter Zak
- En Rouge (2016) with Atlantico (Dave Schroeder/Sebastien Paindestre)
- Jive Culture (2016) with Jeremy Pelt
- Whirlwind (SteepleChase, 2016) w/ Andy Fusco
- With Due Respect (SteepleChase, 2016) w/ Freddie Redd
- En Rouge (2016) w/ Atlantico* Inside the Moment (2017) w/ Camille Thurman
- Live and Uncut (2017) w/ Mark Whitfield
- Cities Between Us (SteepleChase, 2017) w/ Allegra Levy
- The Pendulum (SteepleChase, 2017) w/ Mike Richmond
- Picture in Black and White (NOA, 2018) w/ Tessa Souter
- Jubilation (2018) w/J im Snidero and Jeremy Pelt
- Trio in the New Harmonic: Aural Paintings (2018) w/ David Chesky
- Monk’s Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside, 2018) w/ Frank Kimbrough
- NYCD: A Tribute to Art Van Damme (2018) w/ Pierre Eriksson
- Out in the Open (2018) w/ Sam Dillon
- New Easter Island (2019) w/ Atlantico
- One Mind (2018) w/ Peter Zak Quartet
- Tones for Joan’s Bones (2018) w/ Mike Richmond SteepleChase
- New Departure (2018) w/ Takayuki Yagi
- Playing Who I Am (2019) w/ Andrea Domenici
- New Easter Island (2019) w/ Atlantico
- Friday the 13th (Steeplechase, 2020) w/ Stephen Riley
- Jazz Dance Suites (Chazz Mack Music, 2020) w/ Charles McPherson
- Kimbrough (Newvelle, 2021) A tribute album to Frank Kimbrough featuring 67 artists curated by Elan Mehler
- Early Spring (Steeplechase, 2021) w/ Anthony Ferrara
- On the Move (Stunt, 2021) w/ Gabor Bolla
- Lotus Blossom Days (2022) w/ Vicki Burns
- My Romance (2022) w/ Stephen Riley
- Becoming (2022) w/ Skip Grasso
- Gold Faded (2022) w/ Anthony Ferrara
- Semantics (2022) w/ Andrew Rathbun
- In the Wee Small Hours (2022) w/ Carlos Franzetti
- Romance in the Formosa (2022) w/ Tim Lin
- Just the Contrafacts (2022) w/ Adam Shulman
- Romance in the Formosa (2022) w/ Tim Lin
- Emmpathy (2023) w/ Tim Lin
- The Talisman (2023) w/ Dave Pietro
- Reverence (2023) w/ Charles McPherson
- Manhattanville Serenade (2024) w/ Mferghu
- The Answer (2024) w/ Ilya Osachuk
- Factory Fresh (2025) w/ Anthony Ferrara
- Lost in the Shadows (2025) w/ Andrew Rathbun
- Shadows and Silence: The Erik Satie Project (2025) w/ Tessa Souter
