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Apr 9, 2024 · March 15, 1991, Chicago (aged 84) Bud Freeman (born April 13, 1906, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died March 15, 1991, Chicago) was an American jazz musician, who, along with Coleman Hawkins, was one of the first tenor saxophonists in jazz. Freeman was one of the young musicians inspired by New Orleans ensembles and the innovations of Louis Armstrong ...
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Jun 16, 2020 · “In the spring of 1968, tenor saxophonist Lawrence "Bud" Freeman was announcing his full recovery from an automobile accident which had resulted in multiple fractures of the rib cage. His physician, who had at first warned Freeman that it might be more than a year before he could play again, had pronounced him fully recovered within six months.
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Jun 30, 2020 · June 30, 2020. Profiles In Jazz. Bud Freeman, Johnny Hodges, and Chu Berry. The tenor-saxophone took a little while to be accepted in jazz. Unlike the alto-sax and C-melody which were considered lead instruments, the tenor did not begin becoming significant until at least 1923 when Coleman Hawkins debuted with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra.
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Lawrence (Bud) Freeman, a leading tenor saxophonist, died yesterday at the Warren Barr Pavilion, a nursing home in Chicago. He was 84 years old. A spokeswoman for the nursing home said that he had ...
Feb 16, 2004 · Lawrence "Bud" Freeman was known mainly for playing the tenor saxophone, but also able at the clarinet. His smooth and full tenor sax style with a heavy robust swing was the only strong alternative to Coleman Hawkins' harder toned approach, until the arrival of Lester Young whom Freeman had allegedly influenced [1] (although Young himself denied this, citing Frank Trumbauer as his main influence).
Lawrence “Bud” Freeman, April 13, 1906 – March 15 1991, was an American jazz musician and bandleader. He is best known for his playing of the tenor, but also capable at the clarinet. His tenor style was full and smooth with a strong swing. He was one the most important and influential jazz tenor-saxophonists in the Big Band era.
Freeman, Bud (Lawrence), tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, composer; b. Chicago, April 13, 1906; d. there, March 15, 1991. Freeman started on “C” melody sax in 1923, taking a few lessons from Jimmy McPartland’s father, then studied for six months with Duke Real. He was an early cohort of the Austin High Gang, playing regularly with Jimmy ...
