Freddie Waits

American musician (1940–1989)

Born: 27 April 1943
Jackson
Died: 18 November 1989
New York City
Country: United States

Biography

Freddie Waits was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Freddie Waits was born on 27 April 1943 in Jackson and died on 18 November 1989 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz and blues.

Frederick Douglas Waits (April 27, 1943 – November 18, 1989) was an American hard bop and post-bop drummer. Waits never officially recorded as leader, but was a prominent member and composer in Max Roach's M'Boom percussion ensemble. He worked as sideman with such pianists as McCoy Tyner, Kenny Barron, Andrew Hill, Gene Harris, Billy Taylor and Joe Zawinul. In 1967, Waits recorded with Freddie Hubbard. He was a member of the last Lee Morgan Quintet, an association ended by Morgan's murder in 1972. In the late 1970s, Waits formed Colloquium III with fellow drummers Horace Arnold and Billy Hart. In the 1980s he became a music faculty member of Rutgers University. He died of pneumonia and kidney failure in New York in 1989. His son is the drummer Nasheet Waits.

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Albums where Freddie Waits is credited as a sideman

1968	Grass Roots — Andrew Hill	drums (drum set)
1969	Rippin' and Runnin' — Johnny Hodges	drums (drum set)
1969	Daddy Bug — Roy Ayers	drums (drum set)
1969	The Blues and Other Colors — James Moody	drums (drum set)
1970	Lift Every Voice — Andrew Hill	drums (drum set)
1972	Heritage Hum — James Moody	drums (drum set)
1974	Feelin' It Together — James Moody	percussion
1975	One for One — Andrew Hill	drums (drum set)
1979	Fire and Filigree — Curtis Fuller	drums (drum set)