Freddy Green

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Freddy Green was an influential American jazz guitarist best known for his long tenure with the Count Basie Orchestra and his pioneering rhythm guitar style.

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instanceOf American musician
human
jazz guitarist
associatedAct Count Basie
Count Basie and His Orchestra
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
collaboratedWith Jo Jones
Lester Young
Walter Page
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-03-31
dateOfDeath 1987-03-01
ethnicity African American
familyName Green
fullName Frederick William Green
genre jazz
swing music
givenName Frederick
influenced big band guitarists
jazz rhythm guitarists
instrument guitar
knownFor rarely taking guitar solos
subtle, propulsive timekeeping on guitar
legacy standard for big band rhythm guitar
memberOf Count Basie Orchestra
movement Kansas City jazz
swing era
notableFor rhythm guitar playing
work with Count Basie Orchestra
notableWork participation in Count Basie recordings for Columbia Records
participation in Count Basie recordings for Decca Records
participation in Count Basie recordings for Verve Records
occupation guitarist
musician
partOf Count Basie rhythm section
placeOfBirth Charleston, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
linked to: Las Vegas, Nevada
recordLabel Columbia Records
Decca Records
Verve Records
residence New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
style four-to-the-bar rhythm guitar
yearsActive 1930s–1980s

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Freddie Green alsoKnownAs Freddy Green