Freddy Randall
Frederick James 'Freddy' Randall (6 May 1921 – 18 May 1999) was an English jazz trumpeter and bandleader born in Clapton, East London.[1]
Freddy Randall | |
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Birth name | Frederick James Randall |
Born | Clapton, East London, England | 6 May 1921
Died | 18 May 1999 78) Teignmouth, Devon, England | (aged
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Trumpeter, bandleader |
Instruments | Trumpet |
Labels | Black Lion |
Biogrpahy
Born in Clapton, East London at the age of just 18 Randall led the St. Louis Four in 1939, and played as a freelance sideman in the early 1940s. He served in the military during World War II, then played with Freddy Mirfield's group featuring Johnny Dankworth called the 'Garbage Men'.[1]
After the mid-1940s he led his own Dixieland jazz groups which featured many well-known English trad jazz stars of the era.[1] He quit music between 1958 and 1963 due to lung problems. In the mid-1960s he began recording again, frequently teaming up with clarinet player Dave Shepherd and recording for Black Lion Records in 1972-73. He played with Americans such as Sidney Bechet, Bud Freeman, Wild Bill Davison, Pee Wee Russell, Bill Coleman, and Teddy Wilson.[1] Randall was considered one of the UK's top mainstream trumpeters.[2]
He died aged 78 on 18 May 1999 in Teignmouth, Devon.[1]
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 349. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- Freddy Randall Biography www.allmusic.com Retrieved 25 May 2020.