Freddie Redd
Freddie Redd (May 29, 1928 – March 17, 2021) was an American hard-bop pianist and composer. He is best known for writing music to accompany The Connection (1959), a play by Jack Gelber. According to Peter Watrous, writing in The New York Times: "Mr. Redd hung out at jam sessions in the 1950s and played with many of the major figures, Sonny Rollins to Art Blakey, and worked regularly with Charles M…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- United States
- Born
- May 29th, 1928
- Died
- March 17th, 2021
- Genres
- Labels
- Blue Note