Fredd Redd and his International Jazz Connection
Editorial Reviews
<"b0006msns82999"> About the Artist
Freddie Redd is a world class jazz composer and pianist. Since his emergence as composer of the score for Jack Gelber's harrowingly exact play, The Connection, winner of three off-broadway awards, Freddie Redd has finally been gaining some of the recognition that has eluded him for much of his playing career. Freddie was born in New York, May 29th, 1928. His inspiration to play began while serving in the Armed Forces. By 1953, Freddie had joined Cootie Williams and spent a stimulating year traveling mostly through the South. Back in New York, Freddie started working with vibist Joe Roland and began to be heard quite often at Birdland's informal Monday night sessions. In 1954, Freddie was with Art Blakey. Shortly after, he was touring Sweden with Rolf Ericson and also was part of Charlie Mingus's Jazz workshop in 1956. Freddie has been at the Living Theatre on Sixth Avenue ever since. Freddie Redd was right in the middle of the NYC bop scene and was privy to the likes of Bird,Bud Powell, Dizzy and Monk.
<"b0006msns84999"> Album Description
In the summer of 1956, I toured Sweden as a member of an all-star, Swedish-American jazz group that included jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson. In July of 1991, I was invited to the Pori Jazz Festival, and while there I becoame aware that Sweden was just an overnight ferry ride away. My wife and I went to Stockholm, and I met the artists with whom I wanted to work. Thus the International Jazz Connection was born. Each and every take is a first take. What you will hear is just half of what we recorded that day. It was simply amazing how these artists - Krister Andersson, Maffy Falay, Tobjorn Hultkranz, and Gilbert Matthews, Bernt Rosengren, Bengt Stark, and Andres Ulberg - came together and created magic.
Fredd Redd and his International Jazz Connection, Music, Freddie Redd
Fredd Redd and his International Jazz Connection
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