Catalogue: JASMCD 2554
Price Code: A
Release Date: 01/11/1999
Bar Code: 604988 25542 3
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Freddy MARTIN & His Orch.Classics & Boogie
Because the piano featured so prominently in many of
Freddy Martin's recordings, it was often thought he was the soloist; in fact,
his chosen instrument was the tenor sax and it was the selling of musical
instruments, mainly the saxophone family, that led him to a career as a
professional musician. He was born on 9th December, 1909, in Cleveland, Ohio,
and grew up in a Springfield, Ohio, orphanage following the death of his parents
when he was only four. At the age of 16 he returned to Cleveland and lived with
relatives while attending high school. To help pay for his keep, he sold musical
instruments in his spare time, at the same time learning to play the tenor
saxophone. After graduation he played with several bands before forming his own
group in 1931. His first engagement at the Bossert Hotel in New York lasted
until 1934 and was followed by several other stints at hotels in the Manhattan
area.
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