Al Dreares

Albert Alfred "Al" Dreares (* 4. January 1929 in Key West , Florida ) is an American drummer of modern jazz .

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Al Dreares, who was a school friend of Fats Navarro , studied at the Hartnett Conservatory in New York. His career began in the bands of Earl King (with whom the first recordings were made), Paul Williams 1953/54 and Teddy Charles 1955. In the following year he also worked with Charles Mingus and with Randy Weston , in 1957 with Freddie Redd , on his album San Francisco Suite he starred, as well as with Kenny Burrell . In 1958 he played with Gigi Gryce , Jerome Richardson and in 1959 with Phineas Newborn and with his own ensemble. He also played with Mal Waldron , Frank Strozier , Freddie McCoy and Bennie Green on recordings; he later played with Lionel Hampton , Lucky Thompson , Don Pullen , Harold Ousley (1972), Paul Quinichette (1976) and Slide Hampton (1978). In the field of jazz, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in recording sessions between 1955 and 1979, most recently in the Bross Townsend Quintet (with Richard Williams , Mario Schneeberger , Peck Morrison ). From 1979 to 1983 he performed in Brooklyn with his own formation; In 1985 he moved to Miami .

Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Bielefeld catalog. 1988 and 2002.
Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .

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SURNAME	Dreares, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dreares, Albert Alfred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 4, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Key West , Florida