Donald Dean (born June 21, 1937) is a jazz drummer who has worked with Kenny Dorham, Les McCann and others.
A collection related to him is led by the Los Angeles Jazz Institute.
[1] He appears, alongside Les McCann and Eddie Harris, on the soul jazz album Swiss Movement, recorded live on June 21, 1969, at The Montreux Jazz Festival.
[2] His grandson Jamael Dean is a musician who has worked, and performed, with Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Niño.
Jamael is signed to Stones Throw Records on which he released his debut record, Black Space Tapes, in November 2019.