Ray Drummond

Ray Drummond (born November 23, 1946, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American jazz bassist and teacher. He also has an MBA from Stanford University, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He can be heard on hundreds of albums and co-leads The Drummonds with Renee Rosnes and (not related) Billy Drummond.

Drummond has been a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, since 1980 with his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Maya.

He is the elder brother of David Drummond, who served as senior vice president, corporate development and chief legal officer of Google Inc., until his retirement in 2020.

As leader

 * 1984: Susanita (Nilva) with Manny Boyd, Branford Marsalis, John Hicks, Alvin Queen
 * 1989: Two of a Kind (Theresa) with John Hicks
 * 1989: Camera in a Bag (Criss Cross) with David Newman, Kenny Barron, Steve Nelson, Marvin Smith
 * 1989: One to One (DMP) with Bill Mays
 * 1990: One to One 2 (DMP) with Bill Mays
 * 1991: The Essence (DMP) W/ Hank Jones, Billy Higgins
 * 1992: Excursion (Arabesque)
 * 1994: Continuum (Arabesque)
 * 1995: Vignettes (Arabesque)
 * 1997: 1-2-3-4 (Arabesque)

As sideman
With Toshiko Akiyoshi With Chris Anderson With Bill Barron With Kenny Barron With Thomas Chapin With Arnett Cobb With George Coleman With Ted Curson With Billy Drummond With Teddy Edwards With Art Farmer With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet With Ricky Ford With Curtis Fuller With Benny Golson With Johnny Griffin With Slide Hampton With Craig Handy With Tom Harrell With John Hicks With Buck Hill With Freddie Hubbard With Bobby Hutcherson With the Jazztet With Randy Johnston With Etta Jones With Lee Konitz With Peter Leitch With Abbey Lincoln With Wynton Marsalis With Ronnie Mathews With Charles McPherson With Grachan Moncur III With Frank Morgan With Idris Muhammad With David Murray With Houston Person With Ben Riley With Pharoah Sanders With Woody Shaw With Horace Silver With James Spaulding With Horace Tapscott With Bob Thiele Collective With Jack Walrath With Michael White With John Zorn
 * Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream (Nippon Crown, 1990)
 * Blues One (DIW, 1991)
 * Variations in Blue (Muse, 1983)
 * The Next Plateau (Muse, 1987 [1989])
 * The Only One (Reservoir, 1990)
 * Lemuria-Seascape (Candid, 1991)
 * Live at Bradley's (EmArcy, 1996 [2001])
 * Live at Bradley's II (Sunnyside, 1996 [2002])
 * I've Got Your Number (Arabesque, 1993)
 * Funky Butt (Progressive, 1980)
 * At Yoshi's (Theresa, 1989)
 * The Trio (Interplay, 1979)
 * Native Colours, (Criss Cross. 1992)
 * Close Encounters (HighNote, 1996 [1999]) with Houston Person
 * Smooth Sailing (HighNote, 2001 [2003])
 * Mirage (Soul Note, 1982)
 * Warm Valley (Concord, 1983)
 * Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983)
 * Back to the City (Contemporary, 1986)
 * Real Time (Contemporary, 1986 [1988])
 * Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
 * Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)
 * Blues-ette Part II (Savoy, 1993)
 * I Remember Miles (Alfa Jazz, 1993)
 * That's Funky (Meldac Jazz, 1995)
 * Return of the Griffin (Galaxy, 1978)
 * NYC Underground (Galaxy, 1979 [1981])
 * To the Ladies (Galaxy, 1979 [1982])
 * World of Trombones (West 54, 1979)
 * Split Second Timing (Arabesque, 1992)
 * Stories (Contemporary, 1988)
 * Is That So? (Timeless, 1991)
 * Beyond Expectations (Reservoir, 1993)
 * Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (Red Baron, 1993)
 * Capital Hill (Muse, 1990)
 * The Buck Stops Here (Muse, 1992)
 * The Eternal Triangle (Blue Note, 1987) with Woody Shaw
 * Feel the Wind (Timeless, 1988) with Art Blakey
 * Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (Blue Note, 1973)
 * Cirrus (Blue Note, 1974)
 * Good Bait (Landmark, 1985)
 * Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983)
 * Walk On (Muse, 1992)
 * At Last (Muse, 1995)
 * Easy Living (HighNote, 2000)
 * Live at Laren (Soul Note, 1979 [1984])
 * Landscape (Jazz House, 2014)
 * It's Me (Verve, 2003)
 * Think of One (Columbia, 1983)
 * Roots, Branches & Dances (Bee Hive, 1978)
 * Manhattan Nocturne (Arabesque, 1998)
 * Exploration  (Capri, 2004)
 * Bop! (Telarc, 1997)
 * Kabsha (Theresa, 1980)
 * I Want to Talk About You (Black Saint, 1986)
 * Ming's Samba (Portrait, 1988)
 * Fast Life (DIW/Columbia, 1991)
 * Ballads for Bass Clarinet (DIW, 1991)
 * Saxmen (Red Baron, 1993)
 * Jazzosaurus Rex (Red Baron, 1993)
 * Creole (Justin Time, 1997)
 * Like a Kiss that Never Ends (Justin Time, 2000)
 * Sacred Ground (Justin Time, 2006)
 * Person-ified (HighNote, 1997)
 * My Romance (HighNote, 1998)
 * Soft Lights (HighNote, 1999)
 * Blue Velvet (HighNote, 2001)
 * Thinking of You (HighNote, 2007)
 * Mellow (HighNote, 2009)
 * Moment to Moment (HighNote, 2010)
 * So Nice (HighNote, 2011)
 * Naturally (HighNote, 2012)
 * Nice 'n' Easy (HighNote, 2013)
 * The Melody Lingers On (HighNote, 2014)
 * Something Personal (HighNote, 2015)
 * Grown Folks Music (Sunnyside, 2012)
 * Journey to the One (Theresa, 1980)
 * Shukuru (Theresa, 1981 [1985])
 * Imagination (Muse, 1987)
 * Music to Ease Your Disease (Silvertone, 1988)
 * Songs of Courage (Muse, 1991 [1993])
 * Blues Nexus (Muse, 1993)
 * Escapade (HighNote, 1999)
 * Thoughts of Dar es Salaam (Arabesque, 1997)
 * Lion Hearted (1993)
 * Journey, Man! (Evidence 1995)
 * Spirit Dance (Impulse!, 1971)
 * Pneuma (Impulse!, 1972)
 * Voodoo (Black Saint, 1985)