Jackie Dougan

British jazz drummer

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

Dougan originally played in Scotland with Duncan Lamont's band among others, before moving to London in 1956 to work with Buddy Featherstonhaugh.[1] A member of Tommy Whittle's[2] and Eddie Thompson's[2] groups later that decade, he joined the Dick Morrissey Quartet in the early 1960s. Following on from that he became a member of the Ronnie Scott Quartet, along with another early Dick Morrissey Quartet member, Malcolm Cecil.

After his stint with Scott, Dougan joined the Tony Coe Quintet[3] 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.[4]

In June 1968 Dougan emigrated to Australia, where he worked with Lew Campbell, Don Burrows and others, as well as undertaking a lot of freelance work. He died in a car accident in New South Wales in early 1973.[1]

## Discography

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* 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

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1. ^ a b "The drummers...". henrybebop.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. ^ a b "David Taylor's Tribute to British Jazz". Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
3. ^ The Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia The Cool of the Evening (motion picture directed by David Keeley)
4. ^ "Stan Tracey entry at David Taylor's Tribute to British Jazz". Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

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