Ron Jefferson

Ron Jefferson (February 13, 1926, in New York City[1] – May 7, 2007, in Richmond, Virginia[2]) was a jazz drummer.

Les McCann Trio, Ron Jefferson on the right (1962)

Considered a disciple of Max Roach, in the 1950s, he worked with Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Pettiford, and Lester Young, among others.[1]

A founding member of Les McCann's trio, with whom he played from 1960 to 1964, he also recorded with "Groove" Holmes,[2] as well as with Joe Pass for Pacific Jazz Records in 1963/1964.

After leaving the West Coast, he went to live in Paris, and from there to Barcelona, backing Ruth Brown as part of a trio with pianist Stuart de Silva.[3]

He led his own line-ups comprising Bobby Hutcherson, among others.

He was an uncle of drummer Al Foster.[1]

Discography
As leader/co-leader
As sideman

With Teddy Edwards

With Richard "Groove" Holmes

With Les McCann

With Oscar Pettiford

With Joe Pass

  • The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions (Mosaic, 2001) (recorded 1963/1964)

With Lou Rawls

With Joe Roland

With Leroy Vinnegar

With Julius Watkins and Charlie Rouse

References
  1. (in French) Guillon, Roland (2005), Anthologie du hard bop: L'éclat du jazz noir américain, Editions L'Harmattan, pp. 49–60. At Google Books. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. "Drummer Ron Jefferson Dies at 81", Jazz Times, May 12, 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. (in Spanish) Pujol Baulenas, Jordi (2005), Jazz en Barcelona: 1920-1965, Almendra Music, pp. 429–30. At Google Books. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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