Bud Freeman

Lawrence "Bud" Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing tenor saxophone, but also the clarinet.

Biography In 1922, Freeman and some friends from high school formed the Austin High School Gang.

In 1927, he moved to New York City, where he worked as a session musician and band member with Red Nichols, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Ben Pollack, and Joe Venuti. One of his most notable performances was a solo on Eddie Condon's 1933 recording, The Eel, which included the ballad "Zen Is When", later recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet on Jazz Impressions of Japan (1964). He was a member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band in 1969 and 1970. In 1974, he moved to England and continued to record and perform. Reissued in 1992

With Rex Stewart and Cootie Williams The Big Challenge (Jazztone, 1957) With George Wein Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (Atlantic, 1959 ) with Buck Clayton, Pee Wee Russell, Vic Dickenson, Champ Jones and Jake Hanna George Wein & the Newport All-Stars (Impulse!, 1962)