Joe Mondragon

Joe Mondragon (February 2, 1920 – July 1987) was an American jazz bassist.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1920 (Los Angeles), Died July 1, 1987

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 87 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 5959	12/15/1950	Begin the beguine	Jerry Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6432	9/13/1951	Balboa	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6433	9/13/1951	Fugue for tinhorns	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6434	9/13/1951	Mr. Pessimist	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6435	9/13/1951	The grabber	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6533	11/26/1951	Baby doll	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6534	11/26/1951	What does it take?	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6535	11/26/1951	Lady bug	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6536	11/26/1951	Lazy day	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6597	1/17/1952	I'll always be following you	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6598	1/17/1952	I wanna love you	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6599	1/17/1952	[Unknown title(s)]	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6600	1/17/1952	(Me with) Mambo on my mind	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 6605	1/17/1952	Blacksmith blues	Sonny Burke Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 8379	5/3/1955	Hard hearted Hannah (The vamp of Savannah)	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 8380	5/3/1955	Pete Kelly's blues	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 8381	5/3/1955	Ella hums the blues	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9403	7/19/1956	Three sketches for jazz orchestra: Part 1: Nostalgia	Franz Waxman and Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9404	7/19/1956	Three sketches for jazz orchestra: Part 2: Song	Franz Waxman and Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9405	7/19/1956	Three sketches for jazz orchestra: Part 3: Blues	Franz Waxman and Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9406	7/19/1956	Theme, variations and fugato for jazz orchestra	Franz Waxman and Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9805	1/18/1957	Wild and crazy	Elmer Bernstein	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9806	1/18/1957	Central Park-4 A.M.	Elmer Bernstein	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9807	1/18/1957	Blues at five	Elmer Bernstein	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	L 9808	1/18/1957	The poor people of Brazil	Elmer Bernstein	instrumentalist, string bass

(Results 51-75 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mondragon, Joe," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332172.

Mondragon, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332172.

"Mondragon, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.