Freddie Green

Freddie Green

Frederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 31, 1911 (Charleston), Died March 1, 1987 (Las Vegas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 165 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	62332	10-in.	7/7/1937	One o'clock jump	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62333	10-in.	7/7/1937	Listen my children (and you shall hear)	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62334	10-in.	7/7/1937	John's idea	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62511	10-in.	8/9/1937	Good morning blues	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62512	10-in.	8/9/1937	Our love was meant to be	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62513	10-in.	8/9/1937	Time out	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62514	10-in.	8/9/1937	Topsy	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62682	10-in.	10/13/1937	I keep remembering	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62683	10-in.	10/13/1937	Out the window	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62684	10-in.	10/13/1937	Don't you miss your baby?	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62685	10-in.	10/13/1937	Let me dream	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63122	10-in.	1/3/1938	Georgianna	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63123	10-in.	1/3/1938	Blues in the dark	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63286	10-in.	2/16/1938	Sent for you yesterday (and here you come today)	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63287	10-in.	2/16/1938	Every tub	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63288	10-in.	2/16/1938	Now will you be good?	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63289	10-in.	2/16/1938	Swingin' the blues	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63918	10-in.	6/6/1938	Mama don't want no peas' n' rice' n' cocoanut oil	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63919	10-in.	6/6/1938	Blue and sentimental	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63920	10-in.	6/6/1938	Doggin' around	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64471	10-in.	8/22/1938	Stop beatin' round the mulberry bush	Count Basie Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64472	10-in.	8/22/1938	London bridge is falling down	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64473	10-in.	8/19/1938	Texas shuffle	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64474	10-in.	8/19/1938	Jumpin' at the Woodside	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	64731	10-in.	11/9/1938	How long, how long blues	Count Basie ; Freddie Green ; Jo Jones ; Walter Page	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 51-75 of 165 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Green, Freddie," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/318803.

Green, Freddie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/318803.

"Green, Freddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.