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Guitarists · 1911–1987

Freddie Green

American jazz guitarist (1911–1987)

Born
31 March 1911
Charleston
Died
3 March 1987
Las Vegas
Country
United States
Discography
1 album

Biography

Freddie Green was a jazz musician who played guitar. Freddie Green was born on 31 March 1911 in Charleston and died on 3 March 1987 in Las Vegas. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Frederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Mr. Rhythm 1956

Also plays on

Albums where Freddie Green is credited as a sideman

1950 Sarah Vaughan — Sarah Vaughan guitar
1950 Dinah Washington — Dinah Washington guitar
1953 An Evening With Billie Holiday — Billie Holiday guitar
1955 The Jo Jones Special — Jo Jones guitar
1955 THE GREATEST!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards — The Count Basie Orchestra with Joe Williams guitar
1956 The Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz — Joe Turner guitar
1956 Opus In Swing — Frank Wess guitar
1956 Braff!! — Ruby Braff guitar
1956 Ruby Braff — Ruby Braff guitar
1958 The Atomic Mr. Basie — Count Basie Orchestra + Neal Hefti Arrangements guitar
1958 Basie Plays Hefti — Count Basie guitar
1958 Winner’s Circle — Oscar Pettiford & The Winner’s Circle musicians guitar
1959 Welcome to the Club — Nat King Cole guitar
1959 Count Basie and His Orchestra Swings / Tony Bennett Sings — Basie / Bennett guitar
1959 No Count Sarah — Sarah Vaughan guitar
1959 Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe — Chris Connor guitar
1960 I Gotta Right to Swing — Sammy Davis Jr. guitar
1960 Big Joe Rides Again — Big Joe Turner guitar
1961 Genius + Soul = Jazz — Ray Charles guitar
1961 First Time! The Count Meets the Duke — Duke Ellington and Count Basie guitar
1961 I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face — Tony Bennett, Al Tornello guitar
1961 Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan — Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan guitar
1963 Ella and Basie! — Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra guitar
1964 It Might as Well Be Swing — Frank Sinatra, Count Basie And His Orchestra guitar
1965 A Man and His Music — Frank Sinatra guitar
1965 Basie Picks the Winners — Count Basie guitar
1965 Big Band Scene '65 — Count Basie & Maynard Ferguson electric guitar
1965 Sammy Davis & Count Basie: Our Shining Hour — Sammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie guitar
1966 Arthur Prysock / Count Basie — Arthur Prysock / Count Basie guitar
1968 The Board of Directors Annual Report — Count Basie & The Mills Brothers guitar

Standards written by Freddie Green

TitleKeyFormGroove
Down For Double B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing

Historic 78 rpm records

  • I'll Never Be The Same Billy Holiday · Teddy Wilson's Orch. · Malneck · Signorelli · Kahn ·… · 1937 archive.org ↗
  • "WHY NOT" LUCKY THOMPSON ALL-STARS · Lucky Thompson · James Johnson · Rudy… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • ZUTTY'S HOOTIE BLUES PEE-WEE RUSSELL'S RHYTHMAKERS · Pee-Wee Russell · Max Kaminsky ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • 12 Minutes to Go Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars · Illinois Jacquet · Ray Perry ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Jacquet Bounce Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars · Illinois Jacquet · Ray Perry ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Jumpin' at Apollo Illinois Jacquet · Ray Perry · Trummy Young · Bill Doggett · Joe… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • She's Funny That Way Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars · Illinois Jacquet · Ray Perry ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Tunis In Sir Charles and His All Stars · Thompson · Charles Thompson · Joe… · 1947 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Freddie Green play?

Freddie Green is known for playing guitar.

When and where was Freddie Green born?

Freddie Green was born 31 March 1911 in Charleston.

External links

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