Joe Mondragon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Woody Herman Band member
Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1920
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jul-1987
Profession: jazz musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Joe Mondragon
- Joe Mondragon (February 2, 1920 – July 1987) was an American jazz bassist. Mondragon was an autodidact on bass, and began working professionally in Los Angeles.
- He served in the 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.
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