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American jazz musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer
- Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900 – November 30, 1964) was an American jazz musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer.
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Redman recorded for Brunswick through 1934. He then did a number of sides for ARC in 1936 (issued on their Vocalion, Perfect, Melotone, etc.) and in 1937, he pioneered a series of swing re-arrangements of old classic pop tunes for the Variety label.
Don Redman. Donald Matthew Redman, born July 29, 1900, and died November 30, 1964, was an American jazz musician. He was also an arranger, bandleader, composer, and pianist. Redman was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame May 6, 2009. Redman was born in Piedmont (West Virginia).
…outstanding alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Don Redman. It was Redman who developed antiphonal call-and-response procedures in orchestral jazz, juxtaposing the two main choirs of brass and reeds in ever more sophisticated and challenging arrangements. Read More
Don Redman (1900-1964) was a musical prodigy who played the trumpet and all of the wind instruments before he was a teenager. At Storer College in Harpers Ferry he was an honor student, played baseball, basketball, and football, and belonged to several musical groups and the debating team.
Jul 29, 2023 · Don Redman is a jazz legend. Redman shaped early 20th-century jazz as a composer, arranger, and conductor. His inventive arranging, composition, and big band style transformed the genre and set the foundation for future jazz musicians. This blog article honors Don Redman’s life and legacy, highlighting his impact on jazz.
May 29, 2012 · Don Redman is considered the first jazz composer/arranger by many. He was also the first musician with both the inspiration and academic knowledge for this style of music.
May 29, 2012 · Don Redman didn't single-handedly devise a way to translate the "hot" music of the earliest New Orleans polyphonic, collectively improvising ensembles (usually five or six pieces), into the setting of the larger dance band (which a Terpsichore-crazed American public in the early decades of the 20th century demanded).
