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TitleBud Freeman oral history interview
IntervieweeFreeman, Bud
InterviewerDance, Helen Oakley
Date Created1977-09
Genreoral histories
Genreinterviews
Note(s)Lawrence (Bud) Freeman (1906-1991) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and leader active in Chicago and New York. From the mid-1930s Freeman worked with well-known bands, including those of Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman, but later toured and recorded with small groups combining Dixieland and swing styles. He toured internationally, to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. He authored two booklets of amusing anecdotes, as well as an autobiography (1989).
Note(s)Portions of the publicly available digital files for this transcript have been altered to restore them to their original state.
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Tape 1 Side 1...pp. 2-24
Tape 1 Side 2...pp. 24-48
Tape 2 Side 1...pp. 48-70
Tape 2 Side 2...pp. 70-92
Tape 3 Side 1...pp. 93-117
Tape 3 Side 2...pp. 117-138
Tape 4 Side 1...pp. 138-159
Tape 4 Side 2...pp. 159-179
Tape 5 Side 1...pp. 180-199
Tape 5 Side 2...pp. 199-219
CollectionJazz Oral History Project
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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