Bud Freeman

For other people with a similar name see Lawrence Friedman (disambiguation)

Lawrence "Bud" Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing the tenor saxophone, but also able at the clarinet. He had a smooth and full tenor sax style with a heavy robust swing. He was one of the most influential and important jazz tenor saxophonists of the big band era. His major recordings were "The Eel", "Tillie's Downtown Now", "Crazeology", "The Buzzard", and "After Awhile", composed with Benny Goodman.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 13, 1906 (Chicago), Died March 15, 1991 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, leader, clarinet, director, composer, songwriter, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 193 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 86074 3/19/1954 Basin Street blues, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86075 3/19/1954 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86076 3/19/1954 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86077 3/19/1954 Struttin' with some barbecue, part 1 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86078 3/19/1954 Struttin' with some barbecue, part 2 Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86145 4/5/1954 Bye and bye Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86146 4/5/1954 Trees Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86147 4/5/1954 Spooks! Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 86148 4/5/1954 The Whiffenpoof song Gordon Jenkins Orchestra ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 89304 2/1/1956 Jazz me blues Jimmy McPartland Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 89305 2/1/1956 In a mist Jimmy McPartland Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 89306 2/1/1956 Way down yonder in New Orleans Jimmy McPartland Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 89307 2/1/1956 Sorry Jimmy McPartland Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102613 3/19/1954 Struttin' with some barbecue Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102615 3/19/1954 Basin Street blues Louis Armstrong All-Stars instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102782 7/1/1957 I love Paris Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102783 7/1/1957 Mutual admiration society Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102784 7/1/1957 Carioca Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102785 7/1/1957 Bidin' my time Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102786 7/2/1957 Get me to the church on time Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102787 7/2/1957 Fugue for tinhorns Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102788 7/2/1957 Is it a crime Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102789 7/2/1957 Jubilation T. Cornpone Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102790 7/2/1957 Sunshine girl Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 102791 7/2/1957 Rio Rita Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
(Results 151-175 of 193 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Freeman, Bud," accessed June 6, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101975.

Freeman, Bud. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101975.

"Freeman, Bud." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 6 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101975

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bud Freeman

Discogs: Bud Freeman

Allmusic: Bud Freeman

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Freeman, Bud, 1906-1991 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50026374

Wikidata: Bud Freeman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q711163

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12491353

MusicBrainz: Bud Freeman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/69385710-666e-4694-9041-2bc5213195bb

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