Doug Hammond (born December 26, 1942) is an American

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, composer, poet, producer, and professor. His first major release was ''Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen'' on Tribe Records in 1975.

Career

He has worked with musicians including Earl Hooker,

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded over sixt ...

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, Sammy Price,

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, Wolfgang Dauner,

Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer. He is best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Ja ...

, Steve Coleman,

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Betty Carter Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative inter ...

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, Paquito D'Rivera,

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accessed July 2010. was an American tenor saxophonist, somet ...

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and Arthur Blythe. In 2010 Doug Hammond wrote and conducted "Acknowledgement Suite" with Dwight Adams, Jean Toussaint, Roman Filiú, Howard Curtis, Wendell Harrison, Dick Griffin, Stéphane Payen,

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and Arron James. He was a professor at the Anton Bruckner Private University in

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. His work has been filmed in a documentary ''Sparkle of Inspiration'' by the Austrian director Dieter Strauch released during the Crossing Europe Film Festival in

in 2016.

Personal life

He lives and works in

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Discography

* ''Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen'' with David Durrah (

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, 1975; Pony Canyon, 2004) * ''Ellipse'' with Karen Joseph (Idibib, 1976) * ''Folks'' (Idibib, 1980) * ''Alone'' (Scarecrow, 1982) * ''Spaces'' (Idibib, 1982; Rebel-X/DIW, 1992) with Steve Coleman among others * and Mo' Folks: ''We People'' (Idibib, 1989) with Regina Carter among others * ''Perspiciuty'' (L+R, 1991) Trio with Steve Coleman * ''It's Born'' (JPC, 1996) * ''Singing Smiles'' (Idibib, 2005) * ''A Real Deal'' (Heavenly Sweetness, 2007) * ''It's Now'' (Idibib, 2010) * ''New Beginning'' (Blue Marge, 2010) With

*'' Mingus Moves'' (Atlantic, 1973) With Lonnie Liston Smith *'' Cosmic Funk'' (Flying Dutchman, 1974)

References

External links

Doug Hammond at Allaboutjazz

Doug Hammond Tentet Project interviews at Allaboutjazz.com

Doug Hammond - "An AmeriEuro Fantasia" at Allaboutjazz.com
1942 births Living people Avant-garde jazz drummers American jazz drummers 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Academic staff of Anton Bruckner Private University {{US-jazz-drummer-stub