Freddie Green
Frederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Charleston (largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina), Died March 1, 1987 (Las Vegas (City of Clark County, and largest city in state of Nevada, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 202 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-3188 | 10-in. | 2/6/1950 | Solid as a rock | Count Basie Sextet ; Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with jazz ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0404 | 10-in. | 1/3/1947 | Free eats | Count Basie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0886 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Swingin' the blues | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0887 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | St. Louis boogie | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0888 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Basie's basement | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0889 | 10-in. | 5/20/1947 | Backstage at Stuff's | Count Basie ; Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz octet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0890 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | My buddy | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0891 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Shine on harvest moon | Count Basie ; Rhythm (Count Basie) | Jazz quartet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0893 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | I never knew (I could love anybody like I'm loving you) | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0894 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Sugar | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0897 | 10-in. | 5/22/1947 | I ain't mad at you (you ain't mad at me) | Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with scat solo, vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | WC2636 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | China boy | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC2637 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | Exactly like you | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC2638 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | On the sunny side of the street | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC2639 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | Uptight organ blues | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC2640 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | Who | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC2641 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | Jazz me blues | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC2642 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | Tiger rag | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC2643 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC3156 | 10-in. | 6/27/1940 | Stumbling | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | WC3157 | 10-in. | 6/27/1940 | Picadilly jive | Hammond Five ; Glenn Hardman | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W26341 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | Night and day | Billie Holiday | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W26342 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | The man I love | Billie Holiday | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W26343 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | You're just a no account | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W26344 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | You're a lucky guy | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Green, Freddie," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318803.
Green, Freddie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318803.
"Green, Freddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Freddie Green
Discogs: Freddie Green
Allmusic: Freddie Green
Grove: Freddie Green
IMDb: Freddie Green
Britannica: Freddie Green
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87134730
Wikidata: Freddie Green - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q722441
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/92246442
MusicBrainz: Freddie Green - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/28048233-38da-4cee-910b-1a1242ea76be
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/208566 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/208566
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