Ben Dixon (musician)

Ben Dixon (born 25 December 1934 in Gaffney, South Carolina; died 8 November 2018) was an American jazz drummer.[1]

Ben Dixon
Born	(1934-12-25)December 25, 1934 Gaffney, South Carolina, United States
Died	(2018-11-08)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

With Richard "Groove" Holmes

• 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)

References

1. Ankeney, Jason. Ben Dixon at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
2. https://www.notsomoderndrummer.com/not-so-modern-drummer/2018/12/20/ben-dixon-noted-jazz-drummer-dies