Bud Freeman

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Bud Freeman was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his work in the Chicago jazz scene and with the Austin High School Gang.

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instanceOf human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
activeYearsStart 1920s
associatedAct Austin High School Gang NERFINISHED
Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Eddie Condon NERFINISHED
Tommy Dorsey NERFINISHED
birthName Lawrence Freeman NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1906-04-13
dateOfDeath 1991-03-15
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans NERFINISHED
familyName Freeman NERFINISHED
genre jazz
swing music
givenName Lawrence NERFINISHED
influenced later swing tenor saxophonists
instrument tenor saxophone
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Austin High School Gang NERFINISHED
Benny Goodman Orchestra NERFINISHED
Eddie Condon's band NERFINISHED
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra NERFINISHED
movement Chicago jazz
name Bud Freeman NERFINISHED
notableFor influential tenor saxophone style in Chicago jazz
notableWork Bud Freeman's All-Star Orchestra recordings NERFINISHED
The Eel NERFINISHED
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
participatedIn Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s
New York swing scene of the 1930s
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
recordLabel Commodore Records NERFINISHED
Decca Records
Prestige Records NERFINISHED
Riverside Records NERFINISHED
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
styleCharacteristic smooth legato phrasing
use of melodic embellishment
wrote autobiographical writings on jazz

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