Mike Richmond (musician)

Mike Richmond (born February 26, 1948, in Philadelphia) is an American jazz bassist.

Richmond started on guitar then picked up bass in his early teens. He attended Temple University (1965–1970), studying with Edward Arian from the Philadelphia Orchestra. After lessons with Jimmy Garrison in the early 1970s he began performing with Chico Hamilton and Arnie Lawrence, also working with Stan Getz, Jack DeJohnette, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Hubert Laws, Franco Ambrosetti, Dannie Richmond, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Woody Herman, and George Gruntz.

Starting in 1980, Richmond devoted time to learning the sitar, traveling to Madras, India and performing live with Ravi Shankar. He led Mingus Dynasty (replacing Mingus) from 1980 to 1985, and began teaching at New York University in 1988 (Teacher of the Year, 1991 & 1994).

Richmond won a Grammy Award for Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux. His book Modern Walking Bass Technique is used internationally.

His music was sampled in the song "Buggin' Out" by A Tribe Called Quest.

Discography

As leader

• For Us (SteepleChase, 1978) with Andy LaVerne
• Dream Waves (Inner City) (1978)
• Colours of a Dream (International Phonograph) (1980)
• Prayer for Peace (Moers) (1985)
• Basic Tendencies (Nomad) (1988)
• Light Blues (Polygram/Amadeo) (1988)
• On the Edge (SteepleChase) (1988)
• Dance for Andy (SteepleChase) (1989)
• New Blues (Nuba) (1993)
• Blue in Green (SteepleChase) (1994)
• The Pendulum (SteepleChase, 2016)
• Tones For Joan's Bones (SteepleChase]]) (2017)
• La vie en rose (SteepleChase) (2018)
• Bill's Hit Tunes (Ride Symbol Records) (2019)
• Turn Out The Stars (SteepleChase) (2022)

As sideman

With Franco Ambrosetti

• Close Encounter (Enja, 1979) with Bennie Wallace
• Heartbop (Enja, 1981)

With Bob Berg

• New Birth (Xanadu, 1978)

With Jerry Bergonzi

• I Ching Reading (Ram)

With Keith Copeland and Kenny Barron

• On Target (Jazz Mania)

With Ted Curson

• I Heard Mingus (Interplay, 1980)

With Miles Davis and Quincy Jones

• Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux (Warner Bros., 1991)

With Buddy DeFranco

• Borinquin (Sonet)

With Jack DeJohnette

• Untitled (ECM, 1976)
• New Rags (ECM, 1977)

With Gil Evans

• Synthetic Evans (Poljazz, 1976)

With Herb Geller

• A Jazz Song Book (Enja, 1987)

With Stan Getz

• Another World (Columbia, 1977)
• Academy of Jazz (Poljazz, 1978)
• Poetry in Jazz (Jazz File, 1977)
• Jazzbuhne Berlin '78 (Repertoire)
• Utopia (West Wind 1977)
• The Best Of Stan Getz (Columbia, 1978)
• Academy Of Jazz-with Bob Brookmeyer (Poljazz, 1978)
• The Lyrical Stan Getz (Columbia, 1978)
• The Essential Stan Getz (Columbia, 1978)
• New Collection (Columbia, 1978)
• Ballads And Bossa Nova (CBS, 1977)
• This Is Jazz (Columbia, 1978)

With George Gruntz

• El Camino (TCB)
• Merryteria (TCB)
• Live at Jazzfest Berlin (TCB)
• First Prize (Enja, 1989)
• Serious Fun (Enja, 1990)
• Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera (Enja, 1991)
• Happening Now (Hat Art) with Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz and Kenny Wheeler
• GGCJB (MPS) with Elvin Jones
• Cosmopolitan Greetings (Migros) with Allen Ginsberg
• Beyond Another Wall: Live in China (TCB)
• Live 82 (Amiga Jazz)
• Mock-Lo-Motion (TCB, 1995)
• Sins 'N Wins 'N Funs (TCB)
• Expo Triangle (MGB)
• Global Excellence (TCB)

With Chico Hamilton

• Live at Montreux (Stax, 1973)

With Roland Hanna

• Gershwin, Carmichael & Cats (CTI)

With Tom Harrell

• Aurora (Adamo, 1976)
• Minds Ear (RCA)

With Richie Havens

• The American Game (Arista)

With Daniel Humair

• Surrounded (Flat and Sharp, 1987)

With Vic Juris

• Bleecker St. (Muse, 1981)

With Eric Kloss

• Now (Muse, 1978)
• Celebration (Muse, 1979)

With Jimmy Knepper

• 1st Place (BlackHawk, 1982 [1986])

With Lee Konitz

• Round and Round (Columbia)

With Ted Curson

• I Hear Mingus (Interplay, 1981)

Round Midnight (Generation records, 1983)

With Andy LaVerne

• Mythology (International Phonograph)
• The Spirit of '76 (Four Star, 1976)
• Another World (SteepleChase, 1977)
• Another World Another Time (SteepleChase, 1999)
• Three's Not a Crowd (SteepleChase, 2012)
• Genesis (SteepleChase, 2015)
• Faith (SteepleChase 2016)
• Shangri-La (SteepleChase, 2018)

8 Rhapsody (SteepleChase, 2019)

With Arnie Lawrence

• Renewal (Palo Alto, 1982)
• Treasure Island (Dr. Jazz)

With Hubert Laws

• Say It With Silence (Columbia, 1978) 35022
• A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich [Soundtrack] (Columbia, 1978)
• My Time Will Come (Music Casters)

With Jim McNeely

• Winds of Change (SteepleChase)
• Rains Dance (SteepleChase)
• The Plot Thickens (Muse)
• East Side/West Side (Owl)

With Mingus Dynasty

• Live at Montreux (Atlantic, 1980)

With Mingus Big Band

• Mingus Sings (Sunnyside, 2015)

With Jackie Paris

• Jackie Paris (Audiophile, 1982)
• Nobody Else But Me (Audiophile, 1988)
• Lucky to Be Me (EmArcy, 1989)
• Love Songs (EmArcy, 1990)
• The Intimate Jackie Paris (Hudson, 2000)

With Bobby Paunetto

• Commit to Memory (Pathfinder, 1977)
• Composer in Public (RSVP Jazz)
• Reconstituted (RSVP Jazz)

With Jeanfrançois Prins

• All Around Town (TCB, 1997)

With Dannie Richmond

• Ode to Mingus (Soul Note, 1979)
• Hand to Hand (Soul Note, 1980) with George Adams
• Gentleman's Agreement (Soul Note, 1983) with George Adams

With Larry Schneider

• Just Cole Porter (SteepleChase)
• Blind Date (SteepleChase)
• It Might As Well Be Spring (SteepleChase)

With Ravi Shankar

• Jazzmine (Polydor)

With Ben Sidran

• Life's a Lesson (Go Jazz)

With Marvin Stamm

• Mystery Man (Music Masters)

With Adam Unsworth

• Balance (AC Records, 2015)
• With John Vanore

Stolen Moments (Acoustical Concepts, 2016) With John Stowell

• Golden Delicious (Inner City, 1977)

With Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band

• Salted Gingko Nuts (RCA Victor, 1979)

With Lauren Hooker

• Life Of The Music (MHR Records, 2010)

All For You My Heart And Soul(MHR Records, 2015) With Ingrid Sertso/Karl Berger/Don Cherry

• Dance With It (Enja, 1983)

With Combo Nuvo

• Nouveau Sketches(CN Records, 2002)
• Far Far From Home(CN Records, 2010)
• Like I Said (CN Records, 2015)
• One World Suite (CN Records, 2018)

With Joshua Breakstone

• With The Wind And The Rain (Capri, 2013)
• 2nd Avenue (Capri 2015)
• 88 (Capri, 2016)

With Tom Varner

• Jazz French Horn (Soul Note, 1985)
• Covert Action (New Note, 1987)
• The Mystery of Compassion (Soul Note, 1992)

With Naná Vasconcelos

• Asian Journal (Music of the World, 1981)

With Bennie Wallace

• Sweeping Through the City (Enja, 1984)

With Bill Watrous

• The Tiger of San Pedro (Columbia, 1975)

With Eliot Zigmund

• Dark Street (Freelance)

References

• Craig Harris, Mike Richmond at Allmusic
• William S. Brockman, "Mike Richmond". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, St. Martin's Press, 1994.