Fred Braceful
Fred Braceful (born May 2, 1938 in Detroit as Frederick Arthur Braceful ; † March 6, 1995 in Munich ) was an American jazz musician ( drums , composition ).
Live and act
Braceful studied piano at the Chicago Conservatory , although he was already on drums in his father's band. In the late 1950s he served in the US Army in West Germany and then stayed in Stuttgart . Since 1963 he was part of Wolfgang Dauner's trio and later played in other projects of the pianist, e.g. B. the legendary rock jazz group Et Cetera . He has also worked for Carmell Jones , Kenny Drew , Robin Kenyatta , Mal Waldron and Dollar Brand . In 1970 he went on tour with Marion Brown , Leo Smith , Thomas Stöwsand and Manfred Eicher as a Creative Improvisation Ensemble . He could also be heard with Paul Kuhn , Dieter Seelow , Hans Koller , Joki Freund , Jan Jankeje , Albert Mangelsdorff , Bob Degen , Benny Bailey and Manfred Schoof .
Braceful left Dauner in 1973 and founded the Exmagma group with guitarist / bassist Andy Goldner and keyboardist Thomas Balluff , which successfully moved between jazz rock, art rock and avant-garde and also recorded three recordings. In 1976 he helped found the Moira group. In the early 1980s he moved to Munich , where he formed his own trio and accompanied guest soloists. From 1982 he also played in a trio with Bernd Köppen and Jay Oliver . In 1987 he was a member of the band No Distance , led by saxophonist Margie Gschlössl and keyboardist Michael Uitz , with whom he recorded two albums reminiscent of Et Cetera and Exmagma . He then played in the trio of saxophonist Michael Hornstein , where he was involved in the recording of the CD Slow Blue .
Braceful also created the music for radio plays (eg 1975 "Pilgerfahrt" in the realization of Peter Michel Ladiges ) and in 1972 created the radio play "Experience more" with Wolfgang Kiwus and Wolfgang Dauner.
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
Discography (selection)
- 1971: The Call with Mal Waldron, Jimmy Jackson and Eberhard Weber
- 1994: Black Issues with Chuck Henderson , Mal Waldron, Raoul Walton
Web links
- Page from Exmagma
- Fred Braceful at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Documented in the films Without Forbearance and See the Music by Theodor Kotulla ; see. Rolf Aurich, Wolfgang Jacobsen (ed.): Theodor Kotulla. Director and critic Munich 2005, pp. 39 and 238.
- ↑ The Metamorphosis (ARD radio play database)
- ↑ Audio play database
- ↑ Experience more (ARD audio game database)
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SURNAME | Braceful, Fred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braceful, Frederick Arthur |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (drums, composition) |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1995 |
Place of death | Munich , Bavaria , Germany |