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Lawrence "Bud" Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing tenor saxophone, but also the clarinet.
Apr 9, 2024 · 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.
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Learn about Bud Freeman, one of the most influential jazz tenor-saxophonists in the Big Band era. He played with Red Nichols, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Eddie Condon, and wrote the ballad "Zen Is When".
Jun 16, 2020 · By 1930, Bud had formed an original, unmannered style of tenor sax, free of “novelty” effects and with a distinctive Jazz timbre; as the first white saxophonist to do this he is often compared with his black contemporary Coleman Hawkins.
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Jan 20, 2020 · One of the most revered tenor saxophonists of early jazz, Bud Freeman (1906-91) recorded with Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden, Dave Tough, and...
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Feb 16, 2004 · Jazz musician Bud Freeman's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
Mar 16, 1991 · Lawrence (Bud) Freeman, a leading tenor saxophonist, died yesterday at the Warren Barr Pavilion, a nursing home in Chicago. He was 84 years old.
