Joe Mondragon

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Joe Mondragon (February 2, 1920 July 1987) was an American jazz bassist.
Mondragon was an autodidact on bass, and began working professionally in Los Angeles. He served in
the Army during World War II, and then joined Woody Herman's First Herd in 1946. Over the next two
decades, he became one of the more popular studio bassists for jazz recording on the West Coast,
appearing on albums by June Christy, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne,Buddy Rich, Buddy DeFranco, Marty
Paich, Claude Williamson, Georgie Auld, Chet Baker, Bob Cooper, Harry Sweets Edison, Gerry
Mulligan, Art Pepper, Bud Shank and Ella Fitzgerald. Mondragon can also be heard on soundtracks for
films such as The Wild One and Pete Kelly's Blues.
Mondragon never recorded as a leader.
Discography[edit]

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With Chet Baker
Grey December (Pacific Jazz, 1953 [1992])
Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific, 1953 [1958])
The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1953)
Chet Baker & Strings (Columbia, 1954)
With Georgie Auld
In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra (EmArcy,
1955)
With Lalo Schifrin
Gone with the Wave (Colpix, 1964)
References[edit]
Scott Yanow, Joe Mondragon at Allmusic
Authority control
WorldCat
VIAF: 24790485
LCCN: n91090350
ISNI: 0000 0000 5513 7347
GND: 134724704
BNF: cb139336453 (data)

Categories:
American jazz double-bassists
West Coast jazz double-bassists
1920 births
1987 deaths
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