Freddie Washington (pianist)
Frederick Charles "Freddie" Washington (* around 1900, † after 1960) was an American jazz pianist .
Live and act
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.
Lexical entry
- Freddie Washington. Grove Jazz online.
- John Chilton , Who's Who of Jazz .
Web links
- Freddie Washington at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Radio Almanac . RadioGOLDINdex. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ Orson Welles Almanac — Part 2 . Internet Archive . Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ William R. Bauer: Open the Door: The Life and Music of Betty Carter , 2003, p. 55.
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 5, 2015)
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SURNAME | Washington, Freddie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Washington, Frederick Charles |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1900 |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1960 |