Freddie Washington (pianist)

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Frederick Charles "Freddie" Washington (* around 1900, † after 1960) was an American jazz pianist .

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Washington came to California around 1918 , where he was a member of Kid Ory's band in 1921 . He also worked on his early recordings for the Sunshine Record Company . In the 1920s and 1930s he led his own band; he also played a. a. with Ed Garland and Paul Howard . In 1944 he took part in the recording of Zutty Singleton for Capitol Records ; Washington's composition "Lulu's Mood" was also created in the process. Further recordings were made this year with Bunk Johnson . In Kid Ory's band, he appeared on the radio show The Orson Welles Almanac .

Washington recorded with singer Joe Medlin in New York in 1950 ("You Thrill Me"); further instrumental recordings were made during this time with his own band ( Freddie Washington's Dixiecrats with Shad Collins , Prince Robinson , Sam “The Man” Taylor , Ahmed Abdul-Malik , Billy May ). In 1952 he accompanied the singer Betty Carter in New York with his all-star band (including Jimmy Butts ) . He has also appeared on the recordings of Hot Lips Page , Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (1951), Charlie Singleton (1952), Milt Trenier , Claude Cloud (1954), Sam Taylor (1955), Louis Metcalf (1958) and Lawrence Lucie (1961) ) With. In the field of jazz he was involved in 32 recording sessions between 1922 and 1961.

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  1. ^ Radio Almanac . RadioGOLDINdex. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ Orson Welles Almanac — Part 2 . Internet Archive . Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ^ William R. Bauer: Open the Door: The Life and Music of Betty Carter , 2003, p. 55.
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 5, 2015)
personal data
SURNAME Washington, Freddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Washington, Frederick Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1900
DATE OF DEATH after 1960