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Born
13 April 1906
Born In
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Died
15 March 1991 (aged 84)
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. One of the original members of … read more
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 i… read more
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. Hi… read more

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1 Swingin' Big Band Classics (1927-1945) Three Little Words
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2 Jazz Heritage: Bud Freeman Big Boy
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3 Play track This Is The Police Bud meets Bob
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4 Complete Jazz Series 1928 - 1938 Tillie's Downtown Now (12-04-35)
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5 Bud Freeman With Alex Welsh & His Band I Got Rhythm
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6 Tophits 1940-1945 (Disc 1) After a While
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7 Eel Eel
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8 Bud Freeman With Alex Welsh & His Band I Can't Give You Anything But Love
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9 Meet Me in San Juan Basin Street Blues
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10 California Session Crazy Rhythm
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Albums

  1. 2,376 listeners

    1 Jan 2003 · 10 tracks

    Bud Freeman With Alex Welsh & His Band
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  2. 940 listeners

    1 Jan 2002 · 17 tracks

    Bud Freeman with Bob Barnard's Jazz Band
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  3. 830 listeners

    1979 · 16 tracks

    Three's No Crowd
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  4. 433 listeners

    11 Mar 1954 · 19 tracks

    Stop, Look and Listen to Bud Freeman
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