Frankie Dunlop – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Frankie Dunlop was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Frankie Dunlop was born on 6 December 1928 in Buffalo and died on 7 July 2014. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Francis Dunlop (December 6, 1928 – July 7, 2014) was an American jazz drummer. Dunlop, born in Buffalo, New York, grew up in a musical family and began playing piano at age nine and drums at ten. He was playing professionally by age 16 and received some classical education in percussion. He toured with Big Jay McNeely and made recording debut with Moe Koffman in 1950 before serving in the Army during the Korean War. After his discharge he played with Sonny Stitt, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins (1958, 1966–67), Maynard Ferguson (1958–60), Lena Horne, Duke Ellington (1960), and Thelonious Monk (1960–64); it is for his recordings with the last of these that he is principally remembered. Later in his life he recorded with Lionel Hampton (1975–81), Earl Hines (1973–74), Ray Crawford, and Joe Zawinul. In 1984, Dunlop retired, having recorded on over 100 albums.

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Albums where Frankie Dunlop is credited as a sideman

1959	To You With Love — Joe Zawinul Trio	drums (drum set)
1959	A Message From Birdland — Maynard Ferguson	drums (drum set)
1962	Tijuana Moods — Charlie Mingus	percussion, castanets
1962	Swingin' Machine — Mose Allison	drums (drum set)
1963	Criss-Cross — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1963	In Italy — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1963	Music From the New African Nations featuring The Highlife — Randy Weston	percussion
1964	Big Band and Quartet in Concert — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1965	Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1965	Monk in France — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1966	Alfie — Sonny Rollins	drums (drum set)
1973	Monk in Tokyo — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1978	Live at the Muzeval — Lionel Hampton	drums (drum set)
1981	I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 57 — Lionel Hampton, Cat Anderson, Eddie Chamblee, Frankie Dunlop	drums (drum set)
1984	Blues Five Spot — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1989	Hackensack — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1990	Live at the Village Gate — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1990	Off Minor — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1991	The First European Concert ’61 — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
1996	In Copenhagen — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
2000	1963 in Japan — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
2002	At Newport 1963 & 1965 — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
2018	Mønk — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)
—	Monk in Amsterdam — Thelonious Monk	drums (drum set)