Russ Freeman – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Russ Freeman was a jazz musician who played piano. Russ Freeman was born on 28 May 1926 in Chicago River and died on 27 June 2002 in Las Vegas. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 2 albums, from “One On One” (2001) to “Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman” (2015).

Russell Donald Freeman (May 28, 1926 – June 27, 2002) was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer. Initially, Freeman was classically trained. His reputation as a jazz pianist grew in the 1940s after working with Art Pepper and Shorty Rogers. He played with Charlie Parker on the 1947 "Home Cooking" jazz session. Numerous collaborations followed in the 1950s with Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, and Art Pepper. These collaborations included the Jazz Immortal LP recorded with Russ Freeman and jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown in 1954, which included leading musicians Brown and Zoot Sims. On the Jazz Immortal LP, Freeman was able to play in a combo that recorded many Clifford Brown compositions. In 1957, he collaborated with André Previn on the album Double Play!, where they both played piano, accompanied only by Manne on drums.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

One On One 2001

Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman 2015

Also plays on

Albums where Russ Freeman is credited as a sideman

1953	Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman — Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman	piano
1954	Chet Baker & Strings — Chet Baker	piano
1954	Chet Baker Sings — Chet Baker	piano, celesta
1954	Something Cool — June Christy	piano
1955	The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker — Chet Baker	piano
1955	Sings and Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings — Chet Baker	piano
1955	Dimensions — Maynard Ferguson	piano
1957	Double Play! — André Previn & Russ Freeman	piano
1957	Quartet: Russ Freeman Chet Baker — Chet Baker	piano
1957	The Return of Art Pepper — Art Pepper	piano
1957	Surf Ride — Art Pepper	piano
1958	Mucho Calor — Art Pepper	piano
1959	A Gasser! — Annie Ross & Zoot Sims	piano
1959	Art Pepper + Eleven — Art Pepper	piano
1959	Two Altos — Sonny Red, Art Pepper	piano
1961	Trav'lin' Light — Anita O’Day	piano
1965	Manne-That's Gershwin! — The Shelly Manne Quintet and Big Band	piano
1966	All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter — Julie London with The Bud Shank Quintet	arranger, piano
1988	Among Friends — Art Pepper	piano
1991	Witch Doctor — Chet Baker & Lighthouse All Stars	piano
1992	L.A. Get-Together! — Stan Getz & Chet Baker	piano
1992	Grey December — Chet Baker	piano
1992	The Artistry of Pepper — Art Pepper	piano
1993	Chet Baker Big Band — Chet Baker	piano
1993	Chet Baker — Chet Baker	piano, celesta
1997	Jazz Profile — Chet Baker	piano, celesta
1998	Blowin' Country — Bud Shank & Bob Cooper	producer
2002	Choice — Zoot Sims	piano
2004	Bopland: The Legendary Elks Club Concert, L.A. 1947 — Dexter Gordon	piano
2005	Hollywood Party/Jam Session — Maynard Ferguson	piano