Freddy Randall
Freddy Randall (* 26. May 1921 in London , † 18th May 1999 in Teignmouth ) was a British jazz - trumpet player and bandleader.
Live and act
Freddy Randall began his career in the comedy group St. Louis Four , which he left in 1939 to work as a freelance musician in the early 1940s. After military service in World War II, he played in the bands of Johnny Dankworth and Freddy Mirfield , then from the second half of the 1940s with his own Dixieland jazz formation, which was one of the best-known English traditional jazz groups of that time and also in toured the United States; Brian Lemon and saxophonist Betty Smith also played in his band . At the beginning of the 1950s, recordings were made for parlophones , a. a. with Stan Butcher , Dave Shepherd and Bruce Turner in his band. Between 1958 and 1963 he had to give up his job temporarily for health reasons; In the mid-1960s he took up a few albums again, played with Dave Shepherd; In 1972/73 he recorded for Black Lion Records . He also played with Sidney Bechet , Bud Freeman , Wild Bill Davison , Pee Wee Russell , Bill Coleman and Teddy Wilson . In the early 1980s he had a band with the saxophonist Benny Waters , in which the drummer Stan Greig also played.
Discographic notes
- Vintage Freddy Randall 1949–1951 (Lake)
- Freddy Randall and his Band (Parlophone / Lake, 1953-55)
- Benny Waters / Freddy Randall Jazz Band (Jazzology, 1982)
literature
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Randall, Freddy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1999 |
| Place of death | Teignmouth |