Jackie Dougan

Jackie Dougan (1930, Greenock, Scotland – 27 January 1973, New South Wales, Australia) was a British jazz drummer.

A member of Tommy Whittle's[1] and Eddie Thompson's[1] groups in the 1950s, he joined the Dick Morrissey Quartet in the early 1960s. He went on to join the Ronnie Scott Quartet, along with another early Dick Morrissey Quartet member, Malcolm Cecil.

Following his stint with Scott, he joined the Tony Coe Quintet[2] and later recorded with Stan Tracey (on the Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" album, 1965), Sonny Stitt, Ben Webster, Al Cohn and Zoot Sims.[3]

He accompanied Wes Montgomery in a BBC2 recording in 1965.

Discography

• 1962: Zoot at Ronnie Scott's – Zoot Sims
• 1962: Solo for Zoot – Zoot Sims
• 1963: Have You Heard? – The Dick Morrissey Quartet
• 1965: Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" – Stan Tracey
• 1965: Al and Zoot in London – Al Cohn & Zoot Sims

References

1. "David Taylor's Tribute to British Jazz". Archived from the original on 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
2. The Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia The Cool of the Evening (motion picture directed by David Keeley)
3. "Stan Tracey entry at David Taylor's Tribute to British Jazz". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2009-03-18.