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Jimmy Crawford (drummer)

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American jazz musician For the British pop singer, see Jimmy Crawford (British singer).
Jimmy Crawford (left) and Frankie Laine, ca. 1947.
Photography by William P. Gottlieb.

Jimmy "Craw" Crawford (January 14, 1910 – January 28, 1980) was an American jazz drummer in the swing era.

Biography

Jimmy Crawford was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. He was the drummer of the Jimmie Lunceford big band for nearly 14 years from 1928 to 1942. According to Modern Drummer, Crawford "played with a strong, solid pulsation — a classic trademark of the Lunceford sound — and was a key factor in establishing the unique Lunceford beat." Later, in the 1950s, Crawford worked as a pit drummer on Broadway in such productions as Jamaica (1957-8) and Donnybrook! (1961). He recorded with numerous notable artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Sy Oliver, Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, and Frank Sinatra.

He died on January 28, 1980, in New York City.

Influences

Paul Motian mentioned Crawford as one of his favorite drummers.

Discography

With Buster Bailey

With Count Basie

With Kenny Burrell

With Buck Clarke

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Coleman Hawkins

With Eddie Heywood

  • Eddie Heywood (EmArcy, 1955)

With Quincy Jones

References

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Jimmy Crawford Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, Modern Drummer
  3. "Paul Motian's Favorite Drummer". YouTube. 2009-04-29. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2013-02-11.

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