An original member of pioneering British jazz-rock band,
If (1969–1973), he went on to undertake session and studio work. Around 1975–76 he was also a member of
Pip Pyle's The Weightwatchers, with
Elton Dean and
Keith Tippett and leading his own group, Jim Richardson's Pogo Revisited which also featured
Alan Barnes. In the late 1970s, his quartet featured
Bobby Wellins. In 1981 he appeared on the
Hoagy Carmichael tribute album
In Hoagland. In the mid-1980s he reunited with former If band member
Dick Morrissey in
Morrissey–Mullen. He worked with
Dexter Gordon and
Chet Baker and was a member of the Jack Honeyborne Quintet with
Derek Wadsworth,
Vic Ash, and
Tony Kinsey. Richardson released the album
Chapter One on 15 October 2009. His album
2 Plus 2 was released on 22 April 2010. He was one of the guest speakers for the launch of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers Out of Hospital report held on 21 July 2010 at the
London Medical Society. He had been a carer for his partner, Maggie, before she died of cancer. Richardson provided a carers perspective to the gathered professionals, on behalf of the PRTC, to help campaign for more consideration by hospitals, to the needs of carers during patient discharge planning. ==Discography==