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."The drummers..." . henrybebop.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2023. A member of Tommy Whittle's and Eddie Thompson's 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 QuintetThe Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia The Cool of the Evening (motion picture directed by David Keeley) 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.
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.
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
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