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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Bud Freeman (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 7 Feb 2022
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Four Classic Albums Plus (Bud Freeman / Chicago and All That Jazz / Chicago: Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi / The Bud Freeman Group) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 28 Oct 2012
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Complete Jazz Series (1945 - 1946)
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 9 Feb 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1939 - 1940
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 9 Feb 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1928 - 1938
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 9 Feb 2009
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Bud Freeman
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Lake Records on 1 Jan 2003
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Existentialism - Revival Jazz of the 60's Vol. 7
Eddie Condon, Pee Wee Russel, Bud Freeman, Jack Teagarden
Jazz - Released by Documents on 1 Nov 2007
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Midnite at Eddie Condon's
Jazz - Released by Redwood Records on 29 Apr 2014
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Jazz Heritage: Bud Freeman
Jazz - Released by Timeless Jazz on 14 Mar 2013
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The King of Jazz Story - All Original Recordings - Remastered
Jazz - Released by Silver Classics Jazz on 1 Jan 2022
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Memories Of You
Jazz - Released by Jazz League Music on 12 Aug 2016
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Famous Jazz Instrumentalists
Jazz - Released by NK32 Records on 10 Jun 2014
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What Is There to Stay (The Collection)
Jazz - Released by Vinyl and Dust Records on 29 Jul 2016
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Bud Freeman Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Bud Freeman Selected Favorites, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Bud Freeman Selected Favorites, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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