Lawrence "Bud" Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) was an
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for
playing the tenor saxophone, but also able at the clarinet. He had a
smooth and full tenor sax style with a heavy robust swing. He was one of
the most influential and important jazz tenor saxophonists of the Big
Band era. His major recordings were "The Eel", "Tillie's Downtown Now",
"Crazeology", "The Buzzard", and "After Awhile", composed with Benny
Goodman.
Bud Freeman - 1928-1938 {The Chronological Classics, 781} [69:21]
01. Craze-O-Logy (3:00)
02. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (3:25)
03. What Is There To Say? (3:31)
04. The Buzzard (3:13)
05. Tillie's Downtown Now (3:22)
06. Keep Smilin' At Trouble (3:13)
07. You Took Advantage Of Me (2:55)
08. Three's No Crowd (1:59)
09. I Got Rhythm (2:52)
10. Keep Smilin' At Trouble (2:54)
11. At Sundown (3:01)
12. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (3:04)
13. I Don't Believe It (3:02)
14. Trappin' The Commodore Till (2:50)
15. Memories Of You (3:18)
16. ''Life'' Spears A Jitterbug (2:56)
17. What's The Use? (3:21)
18. Three Little Words (3:02)
19. Swingin' Without Mezz (3:12)
20. The Blue Room (3:09)
21. Exactly Like You (2:50)
22. Private Jives (5:12)
Bud Freeman - 1939-1940 {The Chronological Classics, 811} [68:06]
01. I've Found A New Baby (2:43)
02. Easy To Get (2:47)
03. China Boy (2:41)
04. The Eel (2:44)
05. As Long As I Live (2:31)
06. The Sail Fish (2:36)
07. Sunday (3:02)
08. Satanic Blues (3:18)
09. Oh! Baby (3:00)
10. I Need Some Pettin' (2:43)
11. Susie (3:02)
12. Big Boy (2:47)
13. Sensation (2:52)
14. Fidgety Feet (2:54)
15. Tia Juana (2:42)
16. Copenhagen (2:48)
17. Jack Hits The Road (3:00)
18. Forty-Seven And State (2:57)
19. Muskrat Ramble (2:54)
20. That Da-Da Strain (2:42)
21. Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (2:54)
22. At The Jazz Band Ball (2:54)
23. After Awhile (3:04)
24. Prince Of Wails (2:30)
Bud Freeman - 1945-1946 {The Chronological Classics, 942} [67:12]
01. I'm Just Wild About Harry (3:09)
02. I Got Rhythm (2:37)
03. Where Have You Been? (2:57)
04. Ol' Man River (3:21)
05. The Latest Thing In Hot Jazz (1:20)
06. For Musicians Only (A Musical Treatise On Jazz) (6:12)
07. Love Is Just Around The Corner (4:48)
08. Coquette (4:50)
09. Flat River, Missouri (3:01)
10. It's Been A Long, Long Time (2:36)
11. Love Is Such A Crazy Thing (2:56)
12. Chico Chico (From Porto Rico) (2:47)
13. The Atomic Era (2:46)
14. Hop, Skip And Jump! (2:44)
15. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (3:05)
16. I'll Tell You How I Feel (2:56)
17. Sweet I've Gotten On You (3:02)
18. Blue (3:18)
19. Her Majesty's Dance (2:47)
20. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly (2:51)
21. The Wonderful Worrisome Feeling (3:08)
Bud Freeman - 1946 {The Chronological Classics, 975} [73:28]
01. Town Hall Blues (3:16)
02. Tea For Two (2:53)
03. Honeysuckle Rose (2:51)
04. Room With A View (3:19)
05. You Took Advantage Of Me (2:55)
06. Sentimental Baby (2:57)
07. You're My Everything (2:59)
08. Blue Room (3:00)
09. Inside At The Southside (2:45)
10. I've Found A New Baby (2:57)
11. Royal Garden Blues (2:46)
12. Midnight At Eddie Condon's (2:55)
13. Time On My Hands (3:11)
14. Blop Boose (2:29)
15. Blue Lou (3:03)
16. Goin' Far Away (3:11)
17. Blues For Peanuts (2:54)
18. Taking A Chance On Love (2:54)
19. You Took Advantage Of Me (2:33)
20. Ribald Rhythm (3:06)
21. The Man I Love (3:20)
22. Ontario Berrel House (2:37)
23. Hard Hearted Hannah (2:59)
24. I'm One Of God's Children (2:51)
25. Chiquita Banana (The Banana Song) (2:47)
