Freddie Waits
Freddie Waits ( Frederick Douglas Waits ; born April 27, 1943 in Jackson , Mississippi , † November 18, 1989 in New York City ) was an American jazz drummer.
Live and act
Waits first played the flute as a child, but soon switched to drums. As a college student, he had the opportunity to accompany blues singers Ivory Joe Hunter and Percy Mayfield and then performed with blues musicians such as Memphis Slim and John Lee Hooker . In 1962 he worked with Jimmy Wilkins ' Orchestra in Detroit , where he also took part in Stevie Wonder's Finger Tips , and from 1963 to 1965 he was a member of Paul Winter's Band. He then worked in Los Angeles with Gerald Wilson's band.
He came to New York in the mid-1960s. Here his most important partners were Sonny Rollins (1966), Andrew Hill ( Grass Roots 1968, Lift Every Voice 1969, Strange Serenade 1980), McCoy Tyner ( Time for Tyner , Expansions , Cosmos 1968-1970), Max Roach , with whom he was the Founded group M'Boom , Bill Dixon and most recently Cecil Taylor . He also accompanied Ella Fitzgerald on a major European tour. Waits also taught at Rutgers University . Waits was also involved in recordings of Donald Byrd ( Mustang ), Gene Harris , Pharoah Sanders ( Karma ), James Moody , Mercer Ellington , Bennie Maupin ( The Jewel in the Lotus 1974) and the last recording sessions of Lee Morgan in 1971 / 72 involved before his death. In the 1980s he was still playing in Roland Hanna's band .
His son Nasheet Waits is also active as a jazz drummer.
Web links
- Freddie Waits at Allmusic (English)
- Freddie Waits at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waits, Freddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waits, Frederick Douglas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jackson (Mississippi) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1989 |
| Place of death | New York City |