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Freddie Redd Discography

by Sid Gribetz

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Date: Mid-1950
Location: Philadelphia
Label: Gotham

Tiny Grimes (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Tiny Grimes (g), Freddie Redd (p), Ike Isaacs (b), unknown (d)

a. Frankie And Johnny Boogie - (Traditional)
Gotham 78249   
b. Riverside Jump -
Gotham 78249   
c. Things Ain't What They Used To Be - (Mercer Ellington, Ted Parsons)
Gotham 78285   
d. Flying Saucer Boogie (aka Drivin' And Jivin') - (Tiny Grimes)
Gotham 78285   
All titles on:
Classics CD5106 — Tiny Grimes 1949-1951   (2004)

Redd probable


Date: ca. September 1950
Location: Philadelphia
Label: Gotham

Tiny Grimes (ldr), Benny Golson, Red Prysock (ts), Tiny Grimes (g), Freddie Redd (p), Ike Isaacs (b), unknown (d)

a. Loch Lomond - (Traditional)
Gotham 78269   
Whiskey, Women, and... LP 12"KM-706 — Loch Lomond   (1986)
b. Sanctifying The Blues - (Tiny Grimes)
Gotham 78269   
Whiskey, Women, and... LP 12"KM-706 — Loch Lomond   (1986)
c. Marie - (Irving Berlin)
Krazy Kat LP 12"(E) KK 817 — Tiny Grimes And His Rocking Highlanders Volume Two   (1987)
d. Battle Of The Mass - (Tiny Grimes)
Krazy Kat LP 12"(E) KK 804 — Tiny Grimes And His Rocking Highlanders Volume One   (1986)
All titles on:
Classics CD5106 — Tiny Grimes 1949-1951   (2004)

poss Freddie Redd


Date: November 27, 1951
Location: Chicago
Label: United

Tiny Grimes (ldr), Red Prysock (ts), Tiny Grimes (g), Freddie Redd (p), unknown (b), Jerry Potter (d)

a. Blues Round Up - (Tiny Grimes)
United 78170   
b. Solitude - (Duke Ellington, Edgar "Eddie" DeLange, Irving Mills)
United 78109   
c. Tiny's Boogie Woogie - (Tiny Grimes)
United 78170   
d. Rockin' The Blues Away - (Tiny Grimes)
United 78109   
All titles on:
Classics CD5146 — Tiny Grimes 1951-1954   (2005)

Date: ca. November 1953
Label: Red Robin

Tiny Grimes (ldr), Red Prysock (ts), Tiny Grimes (g), Freddie Redd (p), Ike Isaacs (b), unknown (d)

a. Juicy Fruit - (Tiny Grimes)
Red Robin 78123   
b. Second Floor Rear - (Tiny Grimes)
Red Robin 78123   
c. Rock The House -
d. 125th Street Sunrise - (Tiny Grimes)
All titles on:
Classics CD5146 — Tiny Grimes 1951-1954   (2005)

poss Freddie Redd


Date: April 15, 1954
Label: Sunset

Charlie Singleton (ldr), Henry Boozier (t), Charlie Singleton (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Al Cotton (b), Jimmy Cobb (d)

a. There Will Never Be Another You - (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
Sunset 781139/40   

only track issued from the date; three other songs were recorded


Date: May 10, 1954
Label: Savoy

Joe Roland (ldr), Joe Roland (vib), Freddie Redd (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Ron Jefferson (d)

a. Little Pete -
Savoy 45 EPXP 8127 — Joe Roland Quintet   
b. Indian Summer - (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12039 — "Joltin' Joe" Roland   
Savoy LP 10"MG 15034 — The Joe Roland Quartet-Symphonet   
Savoy 45 EPXP 8127 — Joe Roland Quintet   
c. I've Got The World On A String - (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12039 — "Joltin' Joe" Roland   
Savoy LP 10"MG 15034 — The Joe Roland Quartet-Symphonet   
Savoy 45 EPXP 8127 — Joe Roland Quintet   
d. Garrity's Flight - (Joe Roland)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12039 — "Joltin' Joe" Roland   
Savoy LP 10"MG 15034 — The Joe Roland Quartet-Symphonet   
Savoy 45 EPXP 8127 — Joe Roland Quintet   
e. Stephanie's Dance - (Freddie Redd)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12039 — "Joltin' Joe" Roland   
Savoy LP 10"MG 15034 — The Joe Roland Quartet-Symphonet   

Date: May 24, 1954
Label: Apollo

Tiny Grimes (ldr), Red Prysock (ts), Tiny Grimes (g), Freddie Redd (p), unknown (b), Jerry Potter (d)

a. Frivolous Sal - (Paul Dresser)
b. Showboat Mambo - (Tiny Grimes)
Both titles on:
Apollo 78823   
Classics CD5146 — Tiny Grimes 1951-1954   (2005)

poss personnel


Date: February 28, 1955
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Prestige

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), John Ore (b), Ron Jefferson (d)

a. Debut - (Freddie Redd)
b. Lady J Blues - (Freddie Redd)
c. The Things We Did Last Summer - (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
d. Ready Freddie - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Prestige LP 10"197 — Introducing Freddie Redd   
Prestige LP 12"7067 — Piano: East/West   (1956)
Status LP 12"8307 — Move!   (1965)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"1705 — Piano: East/West   (1985)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1705-2 — Piano: East/West   (1991)

Date: March 17 & 18,1955
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Bethlehem

Joe Roland (ldr), Joe Roland (vib), Dick Garcia (g), Freddie Redd (p), Dante "Danny" Martucci (b), Ron Jefferson (d)

a. The Moon Got In My Eyes - (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke)
Bethlehem EP 7"BEP 122 — Joe Roland   
b. Robin - (Ish Ugarte)
c. Sweet Lorraine - (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
d. Anticipation - (Dick Garcia)
e. Soft Winds - (Fletcher Henderson, Roy Alfred, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian)
f. I Cover The Waterfront - (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green)
Bethlehem EP 7"BEP 122 — Joe Roland   
g. Easy Living - (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
Bethlehem EP 7"BEP 122 — Joe Roland   
h. Teach Me Tonight - (Gene DePaul, Sammy Cahn)
Bethlehem EP 7"BEP 121 — Joe Roland   
i. Street Of Dreams - (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis)
Bethlehem EP 7"BEP 121 — Joe Roland   
j. Stairway To The Steinway - (Freddie Redd)
Bethlehem EP 7"BEP 121 — Joe Roland   
Bethlehem LP box setEXLP-6 — Bethlehem's Best   (1956)
Bethlehem LP 12"BCP 86 — Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three   (1957)
k. After You've Gone - (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)
Bethlehem EP 7"BEP 121 — Joe Roland   
l. Goodbye, Bird - (Joe Roland)
All titles on:
Bethlehem LP 12"BCP 17 — Joe Roland   
Bethlehem CDR2 79856 — Joe Roland   (2000)

Date: May 26, 1955
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Prestige

Art Farmer (ldr), Art Farmer (t), Gigi Gryce (as), Freddie Redd (p), Addison Farmer (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

a. Blue Lights - (Gigi Gryce)
b. Capri - (Gigi Gryce)
c. The Infant's Song - (Gigi Gryce)
d. Social Call - (Gigi Gryce)
All titles on:
Prestige LP 10"209 — Art Farmer Quintet   
Prestige LP 12"7085 — When Farmer Met Gryce   (1957)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-072 — When Farmer Met Gryce   (1983)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-072-2 — When Farmer Met Gryce   (1994)

Date: June 15, 1955
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Prestige

Gene Ammons (ldr), Art Farmer (t), Lou Donaldson (as), Gene Ammons (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Addison Farmer (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a. Juggernaut - (Gene Ammons)
Prestige 2LP set24036 — Juganthology   (1974)
b. Woofin' And Tweetin' - (Gene Ammons)
Both titles on:
Prestige LP 10"PRLP211 — A High Fidelity Modern Jazz Jam Session   
Prestige LP 12"7050 — All Star Sessions   (1956)
Prestige LP 12"7050 — Woofin' & Tweetin'   (1960)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-014-2 — All Star Sessions With Sonny Stitt   (1992)

Date: July 30, 1956
Location: Folkets Park, Varnamo, Sweden

Rolf Ericson (ldr), Rolf Ericson (t), Lars Gullin (bar), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d), Ernestine Anderson (v)

a. Dig - (Miles Davis)
b. I'll Remember April - (Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
c. Oh, Lady Be Good - (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
d. Looking For A Boy - (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
e. Lover Man - (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
f. A Foggy Day - (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
g. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)
h. Love For Sale - (Cole Porter)
i. Half Nelson - (Miles Davis)
j. These Foolish Things - (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
k. Stella By Starlight - (Victor Young, Ned Washington)
l. A Night In Tunisia - (Dizzy Gillespie)
All titles on:
Dragon CD255 — Rolf Ericson & The American Stars 1956   (1996)

Rolf Ericson (t) on a, c-i, k-l; Lars Gullin (bar) on a, c-i, k-l; Ernestine Anderson (v) on d-h.


Date: September 5, 1956
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Label: Metronome

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)

a. Dawn Mist - (Freddie Redd)
b. Beautiful Adela - (Freddie Redd)
Both titles on:
Metronome EP 7"MEP 216 — Fishin' In Stockholm   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
Baybridge LP 12"(J) ULS-6075-B — Freddie Redd In Sweden   (1973)

Date: September 6, 1956
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Label: Metronome

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)

a. I'll Remember April - (Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 216 — Fishin' In Stockholm   
b. Reminiscing - (Freddie Redd)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 216 — Fishin' In Stockholm   
c. Get Happy - (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 217 — Freddie Redd Trio   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
d. Bye Bye Blackbird - (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 217 — Freddie Redd Trio   
e. Blues X - (Freddie Redd)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 217 — Freddie Redd Trio   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
All titles on:
Baybridge LP 12"(J) ULS-6075-B — Freddie Redd In Sweden   (1973)

Date: September 7, 1956
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Label: Metronome

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)

a. People's Park - (Freddie Redd)
b. A Night In Nalen - (Freddie Redd)
c. Blue Hour - (Freddie Redd)
d. Studio Blues - (Freddie Redd)
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
All titles on:
Metronome EP 7"MEP 218 — Freddie Redd   
Baybridge LP 12"(J) ULS-6075-B — Freddie Redd In Sweden   (1973)

Date: September 10, 1956
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Label: Metronome

Tommy Potter (ldr), Rolf Ericson (t), Åke Persson (tb), Gunnar "Hacke" Bjorksten (ts), Stig Gabrielsson (bar), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)

a. These Foolish Things - (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 239 — Tommy Potter Sextet   
b. Lover, Come Back To Me - (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 239 — Tommy Potter Sextet   
c. Reets And I - (Bennie Harris)
East-West LP 12"4001 — Tommy Potter's Hard Funk   
Metronome EP 7"MEP 239 — Tommy Potter Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
d. The Imp - (Freddie Redd)
East-West LP 12"4001 — Tommy Potter's Hard Funk   
Metronome EP 7"MEP 241 — Tommy Potter Sextet   
e. T.N.T. - (Tiny Kahn)
East-West LP 12"4001 — Tommy Potter's Hard Funk   
Metronome EP 7"MEP 241 — Tommy Potter Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
f. Don't Blame Me - (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 240 — Tommy Potter   
g. Thorough Fare - (Johnny Mandel)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 240 — Tommy Potter   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
h. It's The Talk Of The Town - (Marty Symes, Jay Livingston, Al J. Neiburg)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 240 — Tommy Potter   

Rolf Ericson (t) on a-g; Åke Persson (tb) on a-g; Gunnar "Hacke" Bjorksten (ts) on a-e, g; Stig Gabrielsson (bar) on a-f.


Date: September 13, 1956
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Label: Metronome

Rolf Ericson (ldr), Rolf Ericson (t), Åke Persson (tb), Erik Norstrom (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)

a. Russ And Arlene - (Tiny Kahn)
East-West LP 12"4001 — Tommy Potter's Hard Funk   
Metronome EP 7"MEP 247 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
Metronome 2LP setJMLP 2-105 — Plenty Plenty Soul - Americans In Sweden 1954-1959 Vol. 3   (1974)
b. Keester Parade [aka Centerpiece] - (Johnny Mandel, Tiny Kahn)
East-West LP 12"4001 — Tommy Potter's Hard Funk   
Metronome EP 7"MEP 245 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
c. Number Five - (Bill Holman)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 246 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
d. Spontaneous - (Freddie Redd)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 245 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Metronome 2LP setJMLP 2-105 — Plenty Plenty Soul - Americans In Sweden 1954-1959 Vol. 3   (1974)
e. Punsch - (Rolf Ericson)
East-West LP 12"4001 — Tommy Potter's Hard Funk   
Metronome EP 7"MEP 246 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
f. Summertime - (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 247 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
g. Darn That Dream - (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar "Eddie" DeLange)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 247 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
h. Embraceable You - (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 247 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)
i. Tenderly - (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 247 — Rolf Ericson Sextet   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 14 — Session In Stockhold   (1957)

f, g, h, i performed as medley.

Rolf Ericson (t) on a-e, i; Åke Persson (tb) on a-e, h; Erik Norstrom (ts) on a-f.

as "Ballad Medley"


Date: September 16, 1956
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Label: Metronome

Benny Bailey, Rolf Ericson (ldr), Benny Bailey, Rolf Ericson (t), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)

a. Duo - (Freddie Redd)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 242 — Rolf Ericson-Benny Bailey   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
b. Ohio - (Ernest 'Benny' Bailey)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 242 — Rolf Ericson-Benny Bailey   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
c. Tunnelbanan - (Freddie Redd)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 243 — A Sunday Session   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
Metronome 2LP setJMLP 2-105 — Plenty Plenty Soul - Americans In Sweden 1954-1959 Vol. 3   (1974)
d. Star Eyes - (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 243 — A Sunday Session   
Metronome 2LP setJMLP 2-105 — Plenty Plenty Soul - Americans In Sweden 1954-1959 Vol. 3   (1974)
e. What Is This Thing Called Love - (Cole Porter)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 244 — Rolf Ericson-Benny Bailey   
f. Guessin' - (Ernest 'Benny' Bailey)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 244 — Rolf Ericson-Benny Bailey   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
Metronome 2LP setJMLP 2-105 — Plenty Plenty Soul - Americans In Sweden 1954-1959 Vol. 3   (1974)

Date: September 18, 1956
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Label: Metronome

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Tommy Potter (b), Joe Harris (d)

a. Farewell To Sweden - (Freddie Redd)
Metronome EP 7"MEP 217 — Freddie Redd Trio   
Nixa LP 12"(E) NJL 19 — Get Happy With Freddie Redd   (1958)
Baybridge LP 12"(J) ULS-6075-B — Freddie Redd In Sweden   (1973)
Metronome 2LP setJMLP 2-105 — Plenty Plenty Soul - Americans In Sweden 1954-1959 Vol. 3   (1974)

Date: October 2, 1957
Label: Riverside

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), George Tucker (b), Al Dreares (d)

a. San Francisco Suite - (Freddie Redd)
b. Blue Hour - (Freddie Redd)
c. By Myself - (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
d. Ol' Man River - (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
e. Minor Interlude - (Freddie Redd)
f. This Is New - (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin)
g. Nica Steps Out - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Riverside LP 12"250 — San Francisco Suite   
Riverside LP 12"(J) SMJ-6184M — San Francisco Suite   (1977)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"1748 — San Francisco Suite   (1990)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1748-2 — San Francisco Suite   (1990)

Suite consists of "View of The Golden Gate Bridge From Sausalito", "Grant Street (Chinatown)", "Barbary Coast", "Cousin Jimbo's Between 3 And 7 AM", and "Dawn In The City".


Date: February 15, 1960
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Blue Note

Freddie Redd (ldr), Jackie McLean (as), Freddie Redd (p), Michael Mattos (b), Larry Ritchie (d)

a. Who Killed Cock Robin - (Freddie Redd)
b. Wigglin' - (Freddie Redd)
c. Music Forever - (Freddie Redd)
d. Time To Smile - (Freddie Redd)
e. Theme For Sister Salvation - (Freddie Redd)
f. Jim Dunn's Dilemma - (Freddie Redd)
g. O. D. - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Blue Note LP 12"84027 — The Music From The Connection   
Mosaic LP box setMR3-124 — The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Freddie Redd   (1989)
Blue Note CD89392 — The Music From The Connection   (1994)
Blue Note CD63836 — The Music From The Connection   (2005)

Date: June 13, 1960
Label: Felsted

Howard McGhee (ldr), Howard McGhee (t), Tina Brooks (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a. Who Killed Cock Robin - (Freddie Redd)
b. Wigglin' - (Freddie Redd)
c. Music Forever - (Freddie Redd)
d. Time To Smile - (Freddie Redd)
e. Theme For Sister Salvation - (Freddie Redd)
f. Jim Dunn's Dilemma - (Freddie Redd)
g. O. D. - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Felsted LP 12"7512 — Music From The Connection   
London LP 12"(E) LTZ-U 15221 — Music From The Connection   

some sources give date as 1961
Freddie Redd as "I. Ching"


Date: August 13, 1960
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Blue Note

Freddie Redd (ldr), Jackie McLean (as), Tina Brooks (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Paul Chambers (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a. Thespian - (Freddie Redd)
Blue Note LP 12"4045 — Shades Of Redd   
Blue Note LP 12"(J) K18P-9207 — Shades Of Redd   (1983)
b. Blues-Blues-Blues - (Freddie Redd)
Blue Note LP 12"4045 — Shades Of Redd   
Blue Note LP 12"(J) K18P-9207 — Shades Of Redd   (1983)
c. Shadows - (Freddie Redd)
Blue Note LP 12"4045 — Shades Of Redd   
Blue Note LP 12"(J) K18P-9207 — Shades Of Redd   (1983)
d. alt Melanie - (Freddie Redd)
e. Melanie - (Freddie Redd)
Blue Note LP 12"4045 — Shades Of Redd   
Blue Note LP 12"(J) K18P-9207 — Shades Of Redd   (1983)
f. Swift - (Freddie Redd)
Blue Note LP 12"4045 — Shades Of Redd   
Blue Note LP 12"(J) K18P-9207 — Shades Of Redd   (1983)
g. Just A Ballad For My Baby - (Freddie Redd)
Blue Note LP 12"4045 — Shades Of Redd   
Blue Note LP 12"(J) K18P-9207 — Shades Of Redd   (1983)
h. Olé - (Freddie Redd)
Blue Note LP 12"4045 — Shades Of Redd   
Blue Note LP 12"(J) K18P-9207 — Shades Of Redd   (1983)
i. alt Olé - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP box setMR3-124 — The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Freddie Redd   (1989)
Blue Note CD21738 — Shades Of Redd   (1998)
Blue Note CD14375 — Shades Of Redd   (2008)

Date: January 17, 1961
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Blue Note

Freddie Redd (ldr), Benny Bailey (t), Jackie McLean (as), Tina Brooks (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Paul Chambers (b), Sir John Godfrey (d)

a. Now - (Freddie Redd)
b. Cute Doot - (Freddie Redd)
c. Old Spice - (Freddie Redd)
d. Blues For Betsy - (Freddie Redd)
e. Somewhere - (Freddie Redd)
f. Love Lost - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Mosaic LP box setMR3-124 — The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Freddie Redd   (1989)
Blue Note CD40537 — Redd's Blues   (2002)

unissued at the time


Date: July 26 & 29, 1971
Location: Paris
Label: Futura

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Didier Levallet (b), Didier Carlier (d)

a. Diane I Love You - (Freddie Redd)
b. Bleecker Street Blues - (Freddie Redd)
c. To Bud With Love - (Freddie Redd)
d. This Heart Is Mine - (Freddie Redd)
e. You - (Freddie Redd)
f. My God Is Love - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Futura LP 12"FUT 2038 — Under Paris Skies   

Didier Carlier (d) on a-d, f.


Date: December 3, 1977
Location: Hollywood
Label: Interplay

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Henry Franklin (b), Carl Burnett (d)

a. Straight Ahead - (Freddie Redd)
Interplay LP 12"IP-7715 — Straight Ahead!!!!!   
Interplay LP 12"(J) CECC00237 — Straight Ahead   (1991)
b. Play Piano Play - (Freddie Redd)
Interplay LP 12"IP-7715 — Straight Ahead!!!!!   
Interplay LP 12"(J) CECC00237 — Straight Ahead   (1991)
c. Waltzin' In - (Freddie Redd)
Interplay LP 12"IP-7715 — Straight Ahead!!!!!   
Interplay LP 12"(J) CECC00237 — Straight Ahead   (1991)
d. 'Round Midnight - (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen)
Interplay LP 12"IP-7715 — Straight Ahead!!!!!   
Interplay LP 12"(J) CECC00237 — Straight Ahead   (1991)
e. On Time - (Freddie Redd)
Interplay LP 12"IP-7715 — Straight Ahead!!!!!   
Interplay LP 12"(J) CECC00237 — Straight Ahead   (1991)
f. I'll Keep Loving You - (Bud Powell)
Interplay LP 12"IP-7715 — Straight Ahead!!!!!   
Interplay LP 12"(J) CECC00237 — Straight Ahead   (1991)
g. Brazilliana - (Freddie Redd)
Interplay LP 12"(J) CECC00237 — Straight Ahead   (1991)
h. alt On Time - (Freddie Redd)
i. alt Straight Ahead - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Interplay CDIP-7715 — Straight Ahead!   (1999)

Date: August 14, 1978
Location: Hollywood
Label: Interplay

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p)

a. Night Song - (Freddie Redd)
b. I'm Sorry - (Freddie Redd)
c. Gateway East - (Freddie Redd)
d. Blue Notes - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Interplay LP 12"IP 9004 — Extemporaneous   

Date: September 23, 1978
Location: Hollywood
Label: Interplay

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p)

a. Syncopation Waltz - (Freddie Redd)
b. Extemporaneous - (Freddie Redd)
c. Unfinished Symphony - (Freddie Redd)
d. For Art's Sake - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Interplay LP 12"IP 9004 — Extemporaneous   

Date: January 18 & 19, 1985
Location: Van Gelder
Label: Uptown

Freddie Redd (ldr), Don Sickler (t), Clarence 'C' Sharpe (as), Clifford Jordan (ts), Gerry Capuccio (bar), Freddie Redd (p), George Duvivier (b), Ben Riley (d)

a. After The Show - (Freddie Redd)
b. Bleecker Street Blues - (Freddie Redd)
c. Emily Reno - (Freddie Redd)
d. Thespian - (Freddie Redd)
e. Lonely City - (Freddie Redd)
f. Had Tadd In Mind - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Uptown LP 12"27.30 — Lonely City   (1989)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.30 — Lonely City   (1990)

An alt take of Had Tadd In Mind, an untitled ts & p duo, and perhaps additional tracks, recorded at the session; unissued
Also, the following day, a piano trio session was recorded at Van Gelder's with George Duvivier and Ben Riley, several original compositions recorded; never issued


Date: May 19 & 26, 1988
Location: Studio Grill, Hollywood

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Al McKibbon (b), Billy Higgins (d)

a. I'm Gonna Be Happy - (Freddie Redd)
b. I'll Remember April - (Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
c. I'll Keep Loving You - (Bud Powell)
d. Don't Lose The Blues - (Freddie Redd)
e. 'Round Midnight - (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen)
f. Waltzin' In - (Freddie Redd)
g. For Heaven's Sake - (Elise Bretton, Don Meyer, Sherwin Edwards)
h. All The Things You Are - (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
All titles on:
Triloka CD182 — Live At The Studio Grill   (1990)

Al McKibbon (b) on a-b, d-f, h; Billy Higgins (d) on a-b, d-f, h.


Date: October 9 & 10, 1990
Location: Berkeley
Label: Milestone

Freddie Redd (ldr), Phil Ranelin (tb), Curtis Peagler (as), Teddy Edwards (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Bill Langlois (b), Larry Hancock (d)

a. Give Me A Break - (Freddie Redd)
Milestone LP 12"M-9187 — Everybody Loves A Winner   
b. One Up - (Freddie Redd)
Milestone LP 12"M-9187 — Everybody Loves A Winner   
c. Melancholia - (Freddie Redd)
Milestone LP 12"M-9187 — Everybody Loves A Winner   
d. Everybody Loves A Winner - (Freddie Redd)
Milestone LP 12"M-9187 — Everybody Loves A Winner   
e. So Samba - (Freddie Redd)
Milestone LP 12"M-9187 — Everybody Loves A Winner   
f. And Time Marches On - (Freddie Redd)
Milestone LP 12"M-9187 — Everybody Loves A Winner   
g. One Down - (Freddie Redd)
Milestone LP 12"M-9187 — Everybody Loves A Winner   
h. Fuego de Corazon - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Milestone CDMCD-9187-2 — Everybody Loves A Winner   

Date: January 24 & 25, 2013
Location: Baltimore
Label: Bleebop

Freddie Redd (ldr), Sarah Hughes (ss, as), Brad Linde, Brian Settles (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Michael Formanek (b), Matt Wilson (d)

a. Oh! So Good - (Freddie Redd)
b. Love Is Love - (Freddie Redd)
c. Shadows - (Freddie Redd)
d. Blues Extra - (Freddie Redd)
e. Once In A Lifetime - (Freddie Redd)
f. Reminiscing - (Freddie Redd)
g. Blues X - (Freddie Redd)
h. There I Found You - (Freddie Redd)
All titles on:
Bleebop CD2119 — Reminiscing   (2021)

Sarah Hughes (ss) on e, (as) on c; Brian Settles (ts) on a-b, d, f-h.


Date: January 25, 2013
Location: Baltimore
Label: Bleebop

Freddie Redd, Butch Warren (ldr), Brad Linde (ts), Freddie Redd (p), Butch Warren (b), Matt Wilson (d)

a. Prelude - (Freddie Redd)
b. Nothing But The Blues - (Freddie Redd)
c. I Can't Get Started - (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)
d. I Remember Monk - (Butch Warren)
e. A Little Chippie - (Butch Warren)
f. I Hear You - (Butch Warren)
g. Among Friends - (Freddie Redd)
h. Barack Obama - (Butch Warren)
i. There Will Never Be Another You - (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
All titles on:
Bleebop CD2120 — Baltimore Jazz Loft   (2021)

Date: November 2014
Label: SteepleChase

Freddie Redd (ldr), Freddie Redd (p), Jay Anderson (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a. There Will Never Be Another You - (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
b. Blues For You - (Freddie Redd)
c. How High The Moon - (Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis)
d. All The Things You Are - (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
e. Cherokee - (Ray Noble)
f. 'Round Midnight - (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen)
g. Perdido - (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder aka Harry Lenk)
h. Lover Man - (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
i. I'll Remember April - (Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston)
All titles on:
SteepleChase CDSCCD 31796 — Music For You   (2015)

Date: November 2014 & February 2015
Label: SteepleChase

Freddie Redd (ldr), John Mosca (tb), Chris Byars (f, as), James Byars (ob), Stefano Doglioni (bcl), Freddie Redd (p), Jay Anderson (b), Billy Drummond (d)

a. A Night In Nalen - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
b. Reminiscing - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
c. Blue Hue - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
d. With Due Respect - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
e. I'm Gonna Be Happy - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
f. O. D. - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
g. Olé - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
h. Lady J Blues - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
i. Melanie - (Freddie Redd) / arr: Chris Byars
All titles on:
SteepleChase CDSCCD 31817 — With Due Respect   

James Byars (ob) on b.


Sessions Reported: 35

Performances Reported: 209

Unique Songs Reported: 173

Unique Issues Reported: 83