Donald Dean (born June 21, 1937) is a jazz drummer who has worked with Kenny Dorham, Les McCann and others. A collection related to him is led by the Los Angeles Jazz Institute.[1]

He appears, alongside Les McCann and Eddie Harris, on the soul jazz album Swiss Movement, recorded live on June 21, 1969, at The Montreux Jazz Festival.[2]

His grandson Jamael Dean is a musician who has worked, and performed, with Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Niño. Jamael is signed to Stones Throw Records on which he released his debut record, Black Space Tapes, in November 2019.[3][4]

Discography

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As sideman

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With Les McCann

With Jimmy Smith

  • Bluesmith (Verve, 1972)
  • Paid in Full (Mojo, 1974)
  • 75 (Mojo, 1975)

With others

References

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  1. ^ LA Jazz Institute Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Swiss Movement - Les McCann, Eddie Harris - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Jamael Dean - Black Space Tapes | Stones Throw Records". www.stonesthrow.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. ^ "Jamael Dean | Stones Throw Records". www.stonesthrow.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.

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