Biography
by Scott Yanow
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bud-freeman-mn0000533843/biography
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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Cuando Bud Freeman maduró, el suyo era el único enfoque fuerte alternativo en el tenor al estilo de tono más duro de Coleman Hawkins y fue una inspiración para Lester Young. Freeman, uno de los mejores tenores de la década de 1930, fue también uno de los pocos saxofonistas (junto con el ligeramente posterior Eddie Miller) que fue aceptado en el mundo del Dixieland, y sus solos extrañamente angulosos pero constantemente oscilantes fueron un activo para un sinnúmero de sesiones calientes.
Freeman, entusiasmado (al igual que los demás miembros de la Austin High School Gang de Chicago) por la música de los Rhythm Kings de Nueva Orleans, empezó a tocar el saxo C-melody en 1923, cambiando al tenor dos años más tarde. Tardó en desarrollar su técnica, que aún era bastante primitiva en 1927, cuando hizo su debut discográfico con los McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans. Freeman se trasladó a Nueva York ese mismo año y trabajó con Red Nichols' Five Pennies, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Ben Pollack, Joe Venuti, Gene Kardos y otros. Protagonizó la memorable grabación de Eddie Condon de 1933 "The Eel". Después de trabajar con Joe Haymes y Ray Noble, Freeman fue una estrella con la Orquesta de Tommy Dorsey y Clambake Seven (1936-1938) antes de tener una corta e infeliz temporada con Benny Goodman (1938). Dirigió su efímera pero legendaria Orquesta Summe Cum Laude (1939-1940), que en realidad era un octeto, pasó dos años en el ejército y, a partir de 1945, alternó su trabajo como director de orquesta con el de los grupos de jazz de Eddie Condon en Chicago. Freeman viajó por todo el mundo, realizó numerosas grabaciones de gran calidad y mantuvo el mismo estilo básico que había desarrollado a mediados de los años 30 (intacto tras un breve periodo estudiando con Lennie Tristano). Bud Freeman formó parte de la World's Greatest Jazz Band (1968-1971), vivió en Londres a finales de los 70 y volvió a Chicago, donde empezó. Estuvo en activo hasta los ochenta años, y actualmente hay disponible en CD una buena muestra de sus grabaciones.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bud-freeman-mn0000533843/biography
Tracks:
A1 - Rosalie
A2 - April Mood
A3 - Why Shouldn't I
A4 - S'Wonderful
A5 - Hanid
A6 - Three Little Words
B1 - Two Channel Blues
B2 - I'll Get By
B3 - You Do Something To Me
B4 - The Way
B5 - Sweet Sue
B6 - Crazy Rhythm
Credits:
Bass – Al Hall
Drums – George Wettling
Engineer – Joseph Zitz
Piano – Dick Cary
Tenor Saxophone, Leader – Bud Freeman
Label: Stere-O-Craft – RTN 103, Stere-O-Craft – RTN-103
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/4714443-Bud-Freeman-The-Bud-Freeman-Group
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