Ben Dixon (musician)
Ben Dixon (born 25 December 1934 in Gaffney, South Carolina; died 8 November 2018) was an American jazz drummer.[1]
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Born | Gaffney, South Carolina, United States | December 25, 1934
Died | November 8, 2018 |
Genres | Jazz |
Instruments | Drums |
Dixon is best known for his contributions to many soul jazz albums on the Blue Note label led by Grant Green, Lou Donaldson and Big John Patton.[1] He died in 2018.[2]
Discography
As Leader
- 2000: Say Yes to Your Best (American Classical Jazz) with Adam Scone, Coleman Mellett
As sideman
With George Braith
- Laughing Soul (Prestige, 1966)
With Lou Donaldson
- The Natural Soul (Blue Note, 1962)
- A Man with a Horn (Blue Note, 1963)
- Good Gracious! (Blue Note, 1963)
- Signifyin' (Argo, 1963)
- Possum Head (Argo, 1964)
- Musty Rusty (Cadet, 1965)
With Ray Draper
- Tuba Sounds (Prestige, 1957)
With Grant Green
- Grant's First Stand (Blue Note, 1961)
- Sunday Mornin' (Blue Note, 1961)
- Blues for Lou (Blue Note, 1963)
- Am I Blue (Blue Note, 1963)
- His Majesty King Funk (Verve, 1965)
- Iron City (Cobblestone, 1967)
With Johnny Hodges
- Wings & Things (Verve, 1965) with Wild Bill Davis
- Soul Power! (Prestige, 1967)
With Joe Jones
- Introducing the Psychedelic Soul Jazz Guitar of Joe Jones (Prestige, 1967)
With Jack McDuff
- The Honeydripper (Prestige, 1961)
With Big John Patton
- Along Came John (Blue Note, 1963)
- Blue John (Blue Note, 1963)
- The Way I Feel (Blue Note, 1964)
- Oh Baby! (Blue Note, 1965)
With Stanley Turrentine
- A Chip Off the Old Block (Blue Note, 1963)
With Harold Vick
- Steppin' Out! (Blue Note, 1963)
With Don Wilkerson
- Shoutin' (Blue Note, 1963)
With Baby Face Willette
- Face to Face (Blue Note, 1961)
- Stop and Listen (Blue Note, 1961)
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References
- Ankeney, Jason. Ben Dixon at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- https://www.notsomoderndrummer.com/not-so-modern-drummer/2018/12/20/ben-dixon-noted-jazz-drummer-dies
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