Freddie Redd

Freddie Redd
Born: May 29, 1928 in New York, NY
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop
Biography: A classic bop pianist and a composer of haunting melodies, Freddie Redd has had an episodic career, with high points followed by periods in which he maintained a low profile. After a period in the Army (1946-49), Redd worked with drummer Johnny Mills and then in New York played with Tiny Grimes (with ...Read full biography
Shades of Redd
Released: 1960
Label: EMI
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In an all too small discography, Freddie Redd's Shades of Redd is without a doubt his crowning achievement. Completed after a successful stint composing music for the stage play The Connection, Redd wrote ...Read full review
The Music from
Released: 1960
Label: Iris
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Freddie Redd composed the music for Jack Gelber's The Connection, a gritty play about musician junkies. Gelber had originally thought that the play would feature real musicians -- who would also double ...Read full review
More Freddie Redd albums: Main Albums (18), Compilations (1)
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