Frederick William Green
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Frederick William Green was an influential American jazz guitarist best known for his long tenure with the Count Basie Orchestra, where he helped define the role of rhythm guitar in big band music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederick William Green canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Kansas City jazz scene (via Basie band) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Freddie Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Count Basie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1911-03-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Charleston, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Palm Downtown Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1987-03-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedDefine | role of rhythm guitar in big band music ⓘ |
| influenced |
big band guitarists
ⓘ
rhythm guitarists in jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
rhythm guitar ⓘ |
| legacy | standard for big band rhythm guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Frederick William Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rhythm guitar playing
ⓘ
work with Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in Count Basie recordings of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz guitarist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| partOf | Count Basie "All-American Rhythm Section" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceRole | non-soloing rhythm guitarist ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on time and swing feel
ⓘ
four-to-the-bar rhythm guitar style ⓘ sparse chord voicings ⓘ |
| touredWith | Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Jo Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1980s ⓘ |
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