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Joe Mondragon

Joe Mondragon 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 ==
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==
Personal life and death
Mondragon died in San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. ==Discography==
Discography
With Georgie AuldIn the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra (EmArcy, 1955) With Chet BakerThe 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 BellsonLouis Bellson Swings Jule Styne (Verve, 1960) With Buddy BregmanSwinging Kicks (Verve, 1957) With Hoagy CarmichaelHoagy Sings Carmichael (Pacific Jazz, 1956) With The CarpentersHorizon (A&M Records, 1975) With Bobby DarinLove 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 EdisonSweets (Clef, 1956) With Herb Ellis and Jimmy GiuffreHerb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959) With The Four FreshmenMore Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones (Capitol Records, 1961) With Astrud GilbertoThe Astrud Gilberto Album (Verve, 1965) With Johnny HartmanI Love Everybody (ABC, 1967) With Woody HermanSongs for Hip Lovers (Verve, 1957) With Lena HorneLena...Lovely and Alive (RCA Victor, 1962) With Harry JamesHarry James and His Orchestra 1948–49 (Big Band Landmarks Vol. X & XI, 1969) With Stan KentonLush Interlude (Capitol, 1958) With Barney KesselCarmen (Contemporary, 1959) With Peggy Lee • ''Things Are Swingin''' (Capitol Records, 1958) • Mirrors (A&M Records, 1975) With Henry ManciniMore Music from Peter Gunn (RCA, 1959) With Shelly ManneThe West Coast Sound (Contemporary, 1955) With Warne MarshLive 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 MontroseArranged by Montrose (Pacific Jazz, 1954) With Gerry MulliganGerry 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 MurphyThis Could Be the Start of Something (Capitol, 1958) • ''Mark Murphy's Hip Parade'' (Capitol, 1959) • Playing the Field (Capitol, 1960) With Oliver NelsonZig Zag (Original Motion Picture Score) (MGM, 1970) With Art PepperSurf Ride (Savoy, 1956) • Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (Contemporary, 1959) With Jane Powell • ''Can't We Be Friends?'' (Verve, 1956) With Shorty RogersCollaboration (RCA Victor, 1953) with André PrevinShorty 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 RugoloMusic 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 SchifrinGone with the Wave (Colpix, 1964) With Bud ShankStrings & Trombones (Pacific Jazz, 1955) • ''I'll Take Romance'' (World Pacific, 1958) With Carly SimonPlaying Possum (Elektra Records, 1975) With Frank SinatraCome Fly with Me (Capitol Records, 1958) • Ring-a-Ding-Ding! (Capitol Records, 1961) • Cycles (Reprise Records, 1968) • My Way (Reprise Records, 1969) With Mel TorméTormé (Verve, 1958) • Back in Town (Verve, 1959) • Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley (Verve, 1960) • ''Comin' Home Baby!'' (Atlantic, 1962) • I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! (Verve, 1962) • Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York (Atlantic, 1963) With Paul WilliamsJust an Old Fashioned Love Song (A&M Records, 1971) == See also ==
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