Bud Freeman
When Bud Freeman first matured, his was the only strong alternative approach on the tenor to the harder-toned style of Coleman Hawkins and he was an inspiration for Lester Young. Freeman, one of the top tenors of the 1930s, was also one of the few saxophonists (along with the slightly later Eddie Miller) to be accepted in the Dixieland world, and his oddly angular but consistently swinging solos were an asset to a countless number of hot sessions.
Freeman, excited (as were the other members of the Austin High School Gang in Chicago) by the music of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, took up the C-melody sax in 1923, switching to tenor two years later. It took him time to develop his playing, which was still pretty primitive in 1927 when he made his recording debut with the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans. Freeman moved to New York later that year and worked with Red Nichols' Five Pennies, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Ben Pollack, Joe Venuti, Gene Kardos, and others. He starred on Eddie Condon's memorable 1933 recording "The Eel." After stints with Joe Haymes and Ray Noble, Freeman was a star with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra and Clambake Seven (1936-1938) before having a short unhappy stint with Benny Goodman (1938). He led his short-lived but legendary Summe Cum Laude Orchestra (1939-1940) which was actually an octet, spent two years in the military, and then from 1945 on, alternated between being a bandleader and working with Eddie Condon's freewheeling Chicago jazz groups. Freeman traveled the world, made scores of fine recordings, and stuck to the same basic style that he had developed by the mid-'30s (untouched by a brief period spent studying with Lennie Tristano). Bud Freeman was with the World's Greatest Jazz Band (1968-1971), lived in London in the late '70s, and ended up back where he started, in Chicago. He was active into his eighties, and a strong sampling of his recordings are currently available on CD.
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Master Tape Records le 25 juin 2021
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All That Jazz, Vol. 112: All Stars - Bud Freeman
Bud Freeman, Roy Eldridge, Bud Freeman All Stars, Shorty Baker
Jazz - Paru chez Jube Legends le 1 févr. 2019
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Chicago Austin High School Jazz
Pop - Paru chez SMSP le 12 août 2016
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The Complete V-Disc Sessions
Jazz - Paru chez Jazz Unlimited le 30 mars 2009
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Something To Remember You By
Jazz - Paru chez 1201 MUSIC le 15 janv. 1962
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Swingin' Big Band Classics (1927-1945)
Jazz - Paru chez Master Classics Records le 1 mars 2011
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Newport News (Original Recording Remastered 2013)
Jazz contemporain - Paru chez Bethlehem Records le 28 janv. 2014
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Stop, Look and Listen to Bud Freeman
Jazz - Paru chez Universal Digital Enterprises le 11 mars 1954
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Essential Jazz Masters
Jazz - Paru chez Master Classics Records le 1 avr. 2011
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Jazz Figures / Bud Freeman (1939-1940)
Jazz - Paru chez Collector Records Greece le 29 sept. 2011
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All that Jazz, Vol. 124: Bud Freeman, Vol. 2 – The Trio and the Band (2019 Remaster)
Bud Freeman Orchestra, Bud Freeman Trio, Bud Freeman
Jazz - Paru chez Jube Legends le 24 janv. 2020
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Bud Freeman: Tenor Sax And Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Velvet le 15 déc. 2017
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Planet Jazz
Jazz traditionnel & New Orleans - Paru chez RCA Victor le 4 juin 1998
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I Could Write a Book
Jazz traditionnel & New Orleans - Paru chez Good Time Records le 16 déc. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo