Joki Freund

Walter Jakob "Joki" Freund (September 5, 1926, Höchst, Frankfurt am Main – February 15, 2012, Schwalbach am Taunus) was a German jazz saxophonist.

Freund began playing the accordion as a child, switching to tenor saxophone after World War II ended. Early in the postwar era, he played with Joe Quitter, Carlo Bohlander, Gerry Weinkopf, Joe Klimm, and Jutta Hipp, then formed his own ensemble. He began performing with American musicians, including Donald Byrd, Art Taylor, and Doug Watkins, during their European festival appearances. He played with, and arranged for, Albert Mangelsdorff in the jazz orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk and Erwin Lehn in the Süddeutscher Rundfunk orchestra. He played with the Frankfurt Jazz Ensemble on soprano saxophone in the 1970s, also performing as a leader around this time.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 5, 1926 (Höchst), Died February 15, 2012 (Schwalbach am Taunus)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca DU 1070 6/6/1954 I never knew Jutta Hipp Quintet instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca DGG 51896 6/6/1954 Frankfurt special Jutta Hipp Quintet instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Freund, Joki," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/316489.

Freund, Joki. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/316489.

"Freund, Joki." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/316489

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