Fred Braceful

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Fred Braceful (born May 2, 1938 in Detroit as Frederick Arthur Braceful ; † March 6, 1995 in Munich ) was an American jazz musician ( drums , composition ).

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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.

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ The Metamorphosis (ARD radio play database)
  3. ↑ Audio play database
  4. ↑ Experience more (ARD audio game database)
personal data
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