Ben Dixon (musician)
Encyclopedia
Ben Dixon is a jazz
drummer
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
.
a little boy from kingston, ontario
With Ray Draper
With Grant Green
With Big John Patton
With Harold Vick
With Don Wilkerson
With Baby Face Willette
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
best known for his contributions to many soul jazz
Soul jazz
Soul jazz is a development of jazz incorporating strong influences from blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often an organ trio featuring a Hammond organ.- Overview :Soul jazz is often associated with hard bop. Mark C...
albums on the Blue Note
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
label led by Grant Green
Grant Green
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
, Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.His first recordings were...
and Big John Patton
John Patton (musician)
John Patton , sometimes nicknamed Big John Patton, was a hard bop and soul jazz organist....
.
As Leader
- Say Yes to Your Best (American Classical Jazz, 2000)
a little boy from kingston, ontario
As Sideman
With Lou DonaldsonLou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.His first recordings were...
- The Natural SoulThe Natural SoulThe Natural Soul is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1962 and performed by Donaldson with Grant Green, Tommy Turrentine, Big John Patton, and Ben Dixon....
(Blue Note, 1962) - A Man with a HornA Man with a HornA Man with a Horn is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson featuring sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in 1961 and 1963 , one performed by Donaldson with Brother Jack McDuff, Grant Green, and Joe Dukes, and one with Grant Green, Irvin Stokes, Big John Patton, and Ben Dixon.The album...
(Blue Note, 1963) - Good Gracious!Good Gracious!Good Gracious! is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1963 and performed by Donaldson with Grant Green, Big John Patton, and Ben Dixon....
(Blue Note, 1963) - Signifyin'Signifyin' (album)Signifyin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Argo label in 1963 and performed by Donaldson with Roy Montrell, Tommy Turrentine, Big John Patton, and Ben Dixon....
(Argo, 1963) - Possum HeadPossum HeadPossum Head is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Argo label in 1964 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Big John Patton, Ray Crawford, Ben Dixon, and Cleopas Morris....
(Argo, 1964) - Musty RustyMusty RustyMusty Rusty is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1965 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Billy Gardner, Grant Green, and Ben Dixon....
(Cadet, 1965)
With Ray Draper
Ray Draper
Raymond Allen Draper was an American hard bop tuba player.-Biography:Draper attended the Manhattan School of Music in the mid-1950s. As a leader, he recorded his first album, Tuba Sounds , at the age of 16, with a quintet...
- Tuba Sounds (Prestige, 1957)
With Grant Green
Grant Green
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
- Grant's First StandGrant's First StandGrant's First Stand is the debut album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances by Green recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961...
(1961) - Sunday Mornin'Sunday Mornin'Sunday Mornin' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961...
(Blue Note, 1961) - Blues for LouBlues for LouBlues for Lou is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1999.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1963) - Am I BlueAm I Blue (album)Am I Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1963) - His Majesty King FunkHis Majesty King Funk- Personnel :*Grant Green - guitar*Harold Vick - tenor saxophone*Larry Young - organ*Ben Dixon - drums*Candido Camero - bongo and conga-Track listing:#"The Selma March" 08:26#"Willow Weep for Me" 10:02#"The Cantaloupe Woman" 04:56...
(Verve, 1965)
With Big John Patton
John Patton (musician)
John Patton , sometimes nicknamed Big John Patton, was a hard bop and soul jazz organist....
- Along Came JohnAlong Came JohnAlong Came John is the debut album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "These original compositions may not all be memorable, but the band's interaction,...
(Blue Note, 1963) - Blue JohnBlue John (album)Blue John is an album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1986.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "While the grooving interplay between Patton, Green, and Dixon is as instinctive as ever,...
(Blue Note, 1963) - The Way I FeelThe Way I Feel (John Patton album)The Way I Feel is an album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "There are several fine moments on the record, and Green and Patton are typically...
(Blue Note, 1964) - Oh Baby!Oh Baby! (album)Oh Baby! is an album by American organist Big John Patton recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Although a little on the light side, thanks to Patton and Green, the groove does go down".-Track...
(Blue Note, 1965)
With Harold Vick
Harold Vick
Harold Vick was an American hard bop and soul jazz saxophonist and flautist born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina....
- Steppin' Out!Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick album)Steppin' Out! is the debut album by American saxophonist Harold Vick recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "There are no real surprises, but no disappointments either on what would be Harold Vick's...
(Blue Note, 1963)
With Don Wilkerson
Don Wilkerson
Don Wilkerson was an American soul jazz / R&B tenor saxophonist born in Moreauville, Louisiana, probably better known for his Blue Note Records recordings in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green. Prior to signing with the label, he worked frequently with Cannonball Adderley...
- Shoutin'Shoutin'Shoutin' is an album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "the high quality of the music on this album, as well as Wilkerson's other three records,...
(Blue Note, 1963)
With Baby Face Willette
Baby Face Willette
Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette was a hard bop and soul-jazz musician most known for playing Hammond organ. It is unclear whether he was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, or New Orleans, Louisiana...
- Face to FaceFace to Face (Baby Face Willette album)Face to Face is the debut album by American jazz organist Baby Face Willette featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1961) - Stop and ListenStop and ListenStop and Listen is the second album by American jazz organist Baby Face Willette featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.-Reception:...
(Blue Note, 1961)