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Richmond was born in New York, and started playing tenor saxophone at the age of thirteen; he went on to play R&B with the Paul Williams band in 1955. His career took off when he took up the drums, though, through the formation of what was to be a twenty-one year association with Charles Mingus. That association continued after Mingus' death, in fact, when Richmond became the first musical director of the group Mingus Dynasty in 1980. The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... A Yanagisawa tenor sax. ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz and blues. ... Paul Williams is the name of three popular music musicians: Paul Williams, songwriter for Carpenters and many others, as well as actor in movies and TV. Paul Williams, rhythm and blues saxophonist Paul Williams, one of the lead singers of the popular Motown act The Temptations Other Paul Williams: Paul... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set - the latter an old-fashioned term) is a collection of drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a sole percussionist (drummer), usually for jazz, rock, or other types of contemporary music. ... Charles Mingus (also known as Charlie Mingus; April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Richmond also led his own quintet, with which he toured and recorded a number of albums.

Discography as leader

• Three or Four Shades of Dannie Richmond (1981; Tutu)

Sources and external links

• Carr, Ian, Digby Fairweather, & Brian Priestley. Jazz: The Rough Guide. London: Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-528-3
• All Music Guide biography
• Dannie Richmond at the Internet Movie Database