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Bud Freeman

Born: Apr 13, 1906 in Chicago, IL

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Died: Mar 15, 1991 in Chicago, IL

Genre: Jazz

Styles: Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Trad Jazz, Dixieland

Biography: 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) ...Read full biography

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Chicago/Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi

Released: 1957

Label: RCA Victor

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Three overlapping groups are heard from here, and they revisit the repertoire of the McKenzie & Condon's Chicagoans of 1927 (playing new versions of the four songs originally recorded) and Bud Freeman's ...Read full review

California Session

Released: 1982

Label: Jazzology

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By the time of this previously unreleased 1982 concert (put out on CD in 1997), tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman was 75 and had been playing at a major-league level for over 55 years, but there was nothing ...Read full review

More Bud Freeman albums: Main Albums (29), Compilations (22)

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