Alan Dawson (July 14, 1929 – February 23, 1996)

Dawson was an early teacher of drummers Tony Williams

Discography

As leader

  • Waltzin' with Flo (1992)

As a sideman

With Dave Brubeck

  • Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan: Compadres (Columbia, 1968)
  • Blues Roots (Columbia, 1968)
  • The Gates of Justice (Decca, 1969)
  • Brubeck/Mulligan/Cincinnati (Decca, 1970)
  • Summit Sessions (Columbia, 1970)
  • Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (Columbia, 1970)
  • The Last Set at Newport (Atlantic, 1971)
  • We're All Together Again for the First Time (Atlantic, 1973)
  • All the Things We Are (Atlantic, 1973–74 [1976])

With Jaki Byard

  • Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (Prestige, 1965)
  • The Last from Lennie's (Prestige, 1965 [2003])
  • Freedom Together! (Prestige, 1966)
  • Jaki Byard with Strings! (Prestige, 1968)
  • The Jaki Byard Experience (Prestige, 1968)

With Arnett Cobb

  • Live at Sandy's! (Muse, 1978)

With Al Cohn

  • Play It Now (Xanadu, 1975)

With Sonny Criss

  • This is Criss! (Prestige, 1966)
  • Portrait of Sonny Criss (Prestige, 1967)
  • The Beat Goes On! (Prestige, 1968)

With Booker Ervin

  • The Freedom Book (Prestige, 1963)
  • The Song Book (Prestige, 1964)
  • The Blues Book (Prestige, 1964)
  • The Space Book (Prestige, 1964)
  • Groovin' High (Prestige, 1963–64)
  • The Trance (Prestige, 1965)
  • Setting the Pace (Prestige, 1965) – with Dexter Gordon
  • Heavy!!! (Prestige, 1966)

With Frank Foster

  • Fearless Frank Foster (Prestige, 1965)
  • Soul Outing! (Prestige, 1966)

With Terry Gibbs

  • Bopstacle Course (Xanadu, 1974)

With Dexter Gordon

  • The Panther! (Prestige, 1970)

With Gigi Gryce & Clifford Brown

  • Gigi Gryce And His Big Band, Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1954)

With Lionel Hampton

  • Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Live In Sweden (Century/Stash, 1953)

With Illinois Jacquet

  • Go Power! (Cadet, 1966)
  • Bottoms Up (Prestige, 1968)

With Hank Jones

  • Compassion (Black & Blue, 1978)
  • Bluesette (Black & Blue, 1979)

With Quincy Jones

  • Jazz Abroad (EmArcy, 1955)

With Eric Kloss

  • Grits & Gravy (Prestige, 1966)
  • First Class Kloss! (Prestige, 1967)
  • Life Force (Prestige, 1967)
  • We're Goin' Up (Prestige, 1967)
  • In the Land of the Giants (Prestige, 1969)

With Junior Mance

  • Harlem Lullaby (Atlantic, 1967)
  • I Believe to My Soul (Atlantic, 1968)

"With Charles McPherson

  • Con Alma! (Prestige, 1965)

With James Moody

  • Don't Look Away Now! (Prestige, 1969)

With Houston Person

  • Chocomotive (Prestige, 1967)

With Jimmy Raney

  • Momentum (MPS, 1975)

With Sonny Rollins

  • Live in '65 & '68 (DVD) (NAXOS, 2008)

With Sonny Stitt

  • Tune-Up! (Cobblestone, 1972)

With Buddy Tate

  • Live at Sandy's (Muse, 1978 [1980])
  • Hard Blowin (Muse, 1978 [1984])

With The Cryan' Shames

  • Synthesis (Columbia, 1968)

With Warren Vaché Jr.

  • Iridescence (Concord Jazz, 1981 [1999])

With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

  • Live at Sandy's (Muse, 1978 [1981])
  • Hold It Right There! (Muse, 1978 [1984])

With Phil Woods

  • Musique du Bois (Muse, 1974)

References

  • Alan Dawson — In Memoriam (Drummer Cafe)
  • Drummerworld's Alan Dawson page
  • Bio from the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame
  • Jazz Portraits from the WGBH Archives: Alan Dawson a radio documentary from WGBH Radio Boston
  • Alan Dawson Interviewed by Eric Jackson on Eric in the Evening