Mike Richmond (musician)

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 1980–1985, 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.
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)
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 UnsworthBalance (AC Records, 2015)With John VanoreStolen 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 HookerLife Of The Music (MHR Records, 2010)All For You My Heart And Soul(MHR Records, 2015)
With Ingrid Sertso/Karl Berger/Don CherryDance With It (Enja, 1983)
With Combo NuvoNouveau 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 BreakstoneWith 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.
American jazz double-bassists
Male double-bassists
Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania
1948 births
Living people
SteepleChase Records artists
Inner City Records artists
21st-century double-bassists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Mingus Dynasty (band) members