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Alan Dawson

January 01, 1970

This article is about the jazz drummer. For the South African cricketer, see Alan Dawson (cricketer). For the Australian rules footballer, see Alan Dawson (footballer).

Alan Dawson (July 14, 1929[1] – February 23, 1996)[2] was an American jazz drummer and percussion teacher based in Boston.

Alan Dawson
Dawson in a 1972 DownBeat advertisement
Background information
Born(1929-07-14)July 14, 1929
Marietta, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OriginRoxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1996(1996-02-23) (aged 66)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, teacher
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1951–1996

Biography edit

Dawson was born in Marietta, Pennsylvania[1] and raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he played with the Army Dance Band while stationed at Fort Dix from 1951 to 1953. During his tenure, Dawson explored the post-bop era by performing with pianist Sabby Lewis.[1] After being discharged from the army, Dawson toured Europe with Lionel Hampton.[1]

In early 1960, he was based in Boston for a regular engagement with John Neves, bass, and Leroy Flander, piano.[3]

Dawson was an early teacher of drummers Tony Williams[1] and Joseph Smyth, known for his work with the Sawyer Brown country music group. Other students included Terri Lyne Carrington, Julian Vaughn, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Kenwood Dennard, Gerry Hemingway, Jeff Sipe, Billy Kilson, Joe Farnsworth, Bob Gullotti, and many others. Dawson began teaching at Berklee College of Music in 1957.[1] He suffered a ruptured disc in 1975 which led to him halting his touring schedule, to leave Berklee and limit his teaching to his home in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Dawson's teaching style emphasized the music as a whole, rather than concentrating on percussion alone. He stressed the importance of learning the melody and structure of the tune to better fulfill the role of accompaniment. For this purpose, he had students play over standards while also singing the melody out loud. He constantly strived for balance between musical ideas and strict technique. He was big on rudiments and wrote extensive exercises intended to be practiced with brushes. He believed using brushes with his "Rudimental Ritual" would reduce stick rebound, allowing the sense of "picking up" the sticks.

While teaching, Dawson also maintained a prolific performing and recording career. Dawson was the house drummer for Lennie's on the Turnpike in Peabody, Massachusetts, from 1963 through 1970. This gig allowed him to perform with a diverse group of jazz artists.[1] Throughout the 1960s, Dawson recorded almost exclusively with saxophonist Booker Ervin on Prestige Records. In 1968, Dawson replaced Joe Morello in the Dave Brubeck Quartet and continued until 1972. His performance credits also included stints with Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Jaki Byard, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, Lee Konitz, Quincy Jones, Charles Mingus, and Tal Farlow.[1]

Dawson died of leukemia on February 23, 1996.[2]

Discography edit

As leader edit

As a sideman edit

With Dave Brubeck

With Jaki Byard

With Arnett Cobb

With Al Cohn

With Sonny Criss

With Booker Ervin

With Frank Foster

With Terry Gibbs

With Dexter Gordon

With Gigi Gryce & Clifford Brown

  • Gigi Gryce And His Big Band, Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1954)

With Lionel Hampton

  • Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Live In Sweden (Century/Stash, 1953)

With Illinois Jacquet

With Hank Jones

With Quincy Jones

With Eric Kloss

With Junior Mance

"With Charles McPherson'

With James Moody

With Houston Person

With Jimmy Raney

  • Momentum (MPS, 1975)

With Sonny Rollins

  • Live in '65 & '68 (DVD) (NAXOS, 2008)

With Sonny Stitt

With Buddy Tate

With The Cryan' Shames

With Warren Vaché Jr.

  • Iridescence (Concord Jazz, 1981 [1999])

With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

With Phil Woods

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Dean. "Alan Dawson". Drummerworld.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Down Beat, 1960/03/31 issue

External links edit

  • Drummerworld's Alan Dawson page
  • Jazz Portraits from the WGBH Archives: Alan Dawson a radio documentary from
  • Alan Dawson Interviewed by Eric Jackson on Eric in the Evening

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the jazz drummer For the South African cricketer see Alan Dawson cricketer For the Australian rules footballer see Alan Dawson footballer Alan Dawson July 14 1929 1 February 23 1996 2 was an American jazz drummer and percussion teacher based in Boston Alan DawsonDawson in a 1972 DownBeat advertisementBackground informationBorn 1929 07 14 July 14 1929Marietta Pennsylvania U S OriginRoxbury Boston Massachusetts U S DiedFebruary 23 1996 1996 02 23 aged 66 GenresJazzOccupation s Musician teacherInstrument s DrumsYears active1951 1996 Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 As a sideman 3 References 4 External linksBiography editDawson was born in Marietta Pennsylvania 1 and raised in Roxbury Massachusetts Serving in the U S Army during the Korean War he played with the Army Dance Band while stationed at Fort Dix from 1951 to 1953 During his tenure Dawson explored the post bop era by performing with pianist Sabby Lewis 1 After being discharged from the army Dawson toured Europe with Lionel Hampton 1 In early 1960 he was based in Boston for a regular engagement with John Neves bass and Leroy Flander piano 3 Dawson was an early teacher of drummers Tony Williams 1 and Joseph Smyth known for his work with the Sawyer Brown country music group Other students included Terri Lyne Carrington Julian Vaughn Vinnie Colaiuta Steve Smith Kenwood Dennard Gerry Hemingway Jeff Sipe Billy Kilson Joe Farnsworth Bob Gullotti and many others Dawson began teaching at Berklee College of Music in 1957 1 He suffered a ruptured disc in 1975 which led to him halting his touring schedule to leave Berklee and limit his teaching to his home in Lexington Massachusetts Dawson s teaching style emphasized the music as a whole rather than concentrating on percussion alone He stressed the importance of learning the melody and structure of the tune to better fulfill the role of accompaniment For this purpose he had students play over standards while also singing the melody out loud He constantly strived for balance between musical ideas and strict technique He was big on rudiments and wrote extensive exercises intended to be practiced with brushes He believed using brushes with his Rudimental Ritual would reduce stick rebound allowing the sense of picking up the sticks While teaching Dawson also maintained a prolific performing and recording career Dawson was the house drummer for Lennie s on the Turnpike in Peabody Massachusetts from 1963 through 1970 This gig allowed him to perform with a diverse group of jazz artists 1 Throughout the 1960s Dawson recorded almost exclusively with saxophonist Booker Ervin on Prestige Records In 1968 Dawson replaced Joe Morello in the Dave Brubeck Quartet and continued until 1972 His performance credits also included stints with Bill Evans Sonny Rollins Jaki Byard Sonny Stitt Dexter Gordon Lee Konitz Quincy Jones Charles Mingus and Tal Farlow 1 Dawson died of leukemia on February 23 1996 2 Discography editAs leader edit Waltzin with Flo 1992 As a sideman edit With Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan Compadres Columbia 1968 Blues Roots Columbia 1968 The Gates of Justice Decca 1969 Brubeck Mulligan Cincinnati Decca 1970 Summit Sessions Columbia 1970 Live at the Berlin Philharmonie Columbia 1970 The Last Set at Newport Atlantic 1971 We re All Together Again for the First Time Atlantic 1973 All the Things We Are Atlantic 1973 74 1976 With Jaki Byard Jaki Byard Quartet Live Prestige 1965 The Last from Lennie s Prestige 1965 2003 Freedom Together Prestige 1966 Jaki Byard with Strings Prestige 1968 The Jaki Byard Experience Prestige 1968 With Arnett Cobb Live at Sandy s Muse 1978 With Al Cohn Play It Now Xanadu 1975 With Sonny Criss This is Criss Prestige 1966 Portrait of Sonny Criss Prestige 1967 The Beat Goes On Prestige 1968 With Booker Ervin The Freedom Book Prestige 1963 The Song Book Prestige 1964 The Blues Book Prestige 1964 The Space Book Prestige 1964 Groovin High Prestige 1963 64 The Trance Prestige 1965 Setting the Pace Prestige 1965 with Dexter Gordon Heavy Prestige 1966 With Frank Foster Fearless Frank Foster Prestige 1965 Soul Outing Prestige 1966 With Terry Gibbs Bopstacle Course Xanadu 1974 With Dexter Gordon The Panther Prestige 1970 With Gigi Gryce amp Clifford Brown Gigi Gryce And His Big Band Vol 1 Blue Note 1954 With Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Live In Sweden Century Stash 1953 With Illinois Jacquet Go Power Cadet 1966 Bottoms Up Prestige 1968 With Hank Jones Compassion Black amp Blue 1978 Bluesette Black amp Blue 1979 With Quincy Jones Jazz Abroad EmArcy 1955 With Eric Kloss Grits amp Gravy Prestige 1966 First Class Kloss Prestige 1967 Life Force Prestige 1967 We re Goin Up Prestige 1967 In the Land of the Giants Prestige 1969 With Junior Mance Harlem Lullaby Atlantic 1967 I Believe to My Soul Atlantic 1968 With Charles McPherson Con Alma Prestige 1965 With James Moody Don t Look Away Now Prestige 1969 With Houston Person Chocomotive Prestige 1967 With Jimmy Raney Momentum MPS 1975 With Sonny Rollins Live in 65 amp 68 DVD NAXOS 2008 With Sonny Stitt Tune Up Cobblestone 1972 With Buddy Tate Live at Sandy s Muse 1978 1980 Hard Blowin Muse 1978 1984 With The Cryan Shames Synthesis Columbia 1968 With Warren Vache Jr Iridescence Concord Jazz 1981 1999 With Eddie Cleanhead Vinson Live at Sandy s Muse 1978 1981 Hold It Right There Muse 1978 1984 With Phil Woods Musique du Bois Muse 1974 References edit a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Who s Who of Jazz First ed Guinness Publishing p 116 ISBN 0 85112 580 8 a b Anderson Dean Alan Dawson Drummerworld com Retrieved October 11 2011 Down Beat 1960 03 31 issueExternal links editAlan Dawson In Memoriam Drummer Cafe Drummerworld s Alan Dawson page Bio from the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame Jazz Portraits from the WGBH Archives Alan Dawson a radio documentary from WGBH Radio Boston Alan Dawson Interviewed by Eric Jackson on Eric in the Evening 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