Stan Freeman
Stan Freeman (born April 3, 1920 in Waterbury (Connecticut) , † January 13, 2001 ) was an American jazz pianist (also harpsichord , celesta ), arranger , who was also active as a songwriter , composer and orchestra conductor.
Live and act
Freeman studied classical piano in college and earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Hartford . In addition to completing military service in World War II in the Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Tex Beneke , he worked in 1944 as a session musician a. a. with Carl Kress , Lee Wiley , Russ Case and Jerry Jerome . As a member of the studio orchestras of Bob Haggart and Will Bradley, he participated in recordings of Ella Fitzgerald , Rosemary Clooney ("Come on-a My House") and Anita O'Day . In 1949 he worked with Charlie Parker on his Mercury recordings with strings. In the 50s he accompanied a. a. Johnny Hartman , Sarah Vaughan , Gene Williams , June Hutton (with the Gramercy Five ), Johnny Ray , Lee Wiley, Mabel Mercer, and Beverly Kenney ; he also worked with Benny Goodman and in the studio orchestras a. a. by Percy Faith , Mitch Miller, and Norman Leyden .
In 1950 he played his debut album Piano Moods for Columbia ; participating musicians were u. a. Al Casamenti (guitar), Tony Mottola and Bob Haggart. Around 1960, Columbia produced his second album Oh Captain! in a quartet.
In the following decades Freeman was only involved in a few recording sessions, so in 1968 with Bobby Hackett ( It's Time for Love ) and 1972 with Dick Hyman ( Grand Slam / pop Piano Aces , with Ralph Sutton and Lee Evans); otherwise he worked as a musician, arranger and comnpist on Broadway, u. a. for Marlene Dietrich and Michael Feinstein . In 1985 he recorded the trio album Not a Care in the World in Hollywood with Jim Hackman (bass) and Nick Ceroli (drums). In the field of jazz he was involved in 55 recording sessions between 1945 and 1985.
Web links
- Stan Freeman at Allmusic (English)
- Stan Freeman at Discogs (English)
- Information from the Broadway database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Freeman, Stan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waterbury (Connecticut) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 2001 |