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




Early life


Mondragon was born in Antonito, Colorado, and raised in the Española Valley region of New Mexico. Mondragon was of Apache and Hispanic origin.




Career


Mondragon was an autodidact on bass, and began working professionally in Los Angeles. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and then joined Woody Herman's First Herd in 1946. Over the next two decades, he became one of the more popular studio bassists for jazz recording on the West Coast, appearing on albums by June Christy, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Buddy Rich, Buddy DeFranco, Marty Paich, Claude Williamson, Georgie Auld, Chet Baker, Bob Cooper, Harry Sweets Edison, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Bud Shank and Ella Fitzgerald. Mondragon can also be heard on soundtracks for films such as The Wild One and Pete Kelly's Blues.
Mondragon never recorded as a leader.




Personal life and death


Mondragon died in San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico.




Discography


With Georgie Auld

In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra (EmArcy, 1955)
With Chet Baker

The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz, 1953)
Chet Baker & Strings (Columbia, 1954)
Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific, 1958)
Grey December (Pacific Jazz, 1992)
With Louie Bellson

Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne (Verve, 1960)
With Buddy Bregman

Swinging Kicks (Verve, 1957)
With Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy Sings Carmichael (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
With Bobby Darin

Love Swings (Atco Records, 1961)
Winners (Capitol Records, 1964)
Venice Blue (Capitol Records, 1965)
Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (Atlantic Records, 1966)
With Harry Edison

Sweets (Clef, 1956)
With Herb Ellis and Jimmy Giuffre

Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959)
With Astrud Gilberto

The Astrud Gilberto Album (Verve, 1965)
With Johnny Hartman

I Love Everybody (ABC, 1967)
With Woody Herman

Songs for Hip Lovers (Verve, 1957)
With Lena Horne

Lena...Lovely and Alive (RCA Victor, 1962)
With Harry James

Harry James and His Orchestra 1948–49 (Big Band Landmarks Vol. X & XI, 1969)
With Stan Kenton

Lush Interlude (Capitol, 1958)
With Barney Kessel

Carmen (Contemporary, 1959)
With Peggy Lee

Things Are Swingin' (Capitol Records, 1958)
Mirrors (A&M Records, 1975)
With Henry Mancini

More Music from Peter Gunn (RCA, 1959)
With Shelly Manne

The West Coast Sound (Contemporary, 1955)
With Warne Marsh

Live in Hollywood (Xanadu, 1979)
With Carmen McRae

Can't Hide Love (Blue Note, 1976)
With Sérgio Mendes

Sérgio Mendes' Favorite Things (Atlantic Records, 1968)
With Jack Montrose

Arranged by Montrose (Pacific Jazz, 1954)
With Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (Pacific Jazz, 1952)
Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (GNP, 1954)
Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz, 1957) with Lee Konitz
With Mark Murphy

This Could Be the Start of Something (Capitol, 1958)
Mark Murphy's Hip Parade (Capitol, 1959)
Playing the Field (Capitol, 1960)
With Oliver Nelson

Zig Zag (Original Motion Picture Score) (MGM, 1970)
With Art Pepper

Surf Ride (Savoy, 1956)
Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (Contemporary, 1959)
With Jane Powell

Can't We Be Friends? (Verve, 1956)
With Shorty Rogers

Collaboration (RCA Victor, 1953) with André Previn
Shorty Rogers and His Giants (RCA Victor, 1955)
Afro-Cuban Influence (RCA Victor, 1958)
Chances Are It Swings (RCA Victor, 1958)
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (RCA Victor, 1959)
Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960)
The Swingin' Nutcracker (RCA Victor, 1960)
The Fourth Dimension in Sound (Warner Bros., 1961)
Bossa Nova (Reprise, 1962)
Jazz Waltz (Reprise, 1962)
With Pete Rugolo

Music for Hi-Fi Bugs (EmArcy, 1956)
Out on a Limb (EmArcy, 1956)
Percussion at Work (EmArcy, 1957)
An Adventure in Sound: Reeds in Hi-Fi (Mercury, 1958)
An Adventure in Sound: Brass in Hi-Fi (Mercury, 1958)
Behind Brigitte Bardot (Warner Bros., 1960)
The Original Music of Thriller (Time, 1961)
Ten Trumpets and 2 Guitars (Mercury, 1961)
10 Saxophones and 2 Basses (Mercury, 1961)
With Lalo Schifrin

Gone with the Wave (Colpix, 1964)
With Bud Shank

Strings & Trombones (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
I'll Take Romance (World Pacific, 1958)
With Carly Simon

Playing Possum (Elektra Records, 1975)
With Frank Sinatra

Come Fly with Me (Capitol Records, 1958)
Ring-a-Ding-Ding! (Capitol Records, 1961)
Cycles (Reprise Records, 1968)
My Way (Reprise Records, 1969)
With Paul Williams

Just an Old Fashioned Love Song (A&M Records, 1971)




See also


List of jazz bassists




References



Scott Yanow, Joe Mondragon at Allmusic

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