Freddie Logan
Freddie Logan (also Freddy Logan , * around 1930 in the Netherlands ; † May 2003 ) was a British jazz musician ( double bass ).
Live and act
Logan came to London after touring Europe in the early 1950s and worked with Kenny Graham , Harry Klein and Derek Smith in the years that followed . In 1955 he moved to Australia, where he founded the trio 3-Out with Mike Nock and Chris Karan , with which two albums were created, Move (1960) and Sittin 'In (1961). The following year he returned to London and then played with Tubby Hayes until 1965 , both in his big band and in his quintet. With Hayes, he also appeared in television shows and series such as the BBC Show of the Week , Something Special and The Cool of the Evening in the 1960s . In the field of jazz he was involved in 56 recording sessions between 1954 and 1966, in addition to the aforementioned with Stan Tracey , Tommy Whittle , Graeme Bell , Johnny Ashcroft , Don Burrows , Johnny Keating , Blossom Dearie , Jimmy Witherspoon , Dakota Staton and Kenny Clare .
Web links
- portrait
- Freddie Logan at Allmusic (English)
- Freddie Logan at Discogs (English)
- Freddy Logan at Discogs (English)
- Freddie Logan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Logan, Freddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Logan, Freddy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician (double bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2003 |