Al Dreares
Alfred Dreares II (January 4, 1927 – November 17, 2011) was an American jazz drummer.[1]
Early life[edit]
Dreares was born in Key West, Florida, on January 4, 1927.[2] He was a childhood friend of Fats Navarro, and studied at Hartnett Conservatory in New York City on the advice of his father, a trumpeter.[3]
Later life and career[edit]
He played early in his career in the bands of Paul Williams, and with Teddy Charles in 1955.[2] The next year he played with Charles Mingus.[2] In 1957 he recorded with Freddie Redd and worked with Kenny Burrell; 1958 saw him with Gigi Gryce, and 1959 with Phineas Newborn.[2] He also led his own bands from the late 1950s.[3]
Other credits include recordings with Mal Waldron and Julian Euell, and Bennie Green.[2][3]
Discography[edit]
As sideman[edit]
With Bennie Green
- Walkin' & Talkin' (Blue Note, 1959)
- Bennie Green (Time, 1960)
With Freddie McCoy
- Listen Here (Prestige, 1968)
With Freddie Redd
- San Francisco Suite (Riverside, 1957)
With Frank Strozier
- March of the Siamese Children (Jazzland, 1962)
With Mal Waldron
- Left Alone (Bethlehem, 1959)
- Les Nuits de la Negritude (Powertree, 1964)[4]
- Sweet Love, Bitter (Impulse!, 1967)
With Randy Weston
- Jazz à la Bohemia (Riverside, 1956)
References[edit]
- ^ "Alfred Albert "Al Dreares" Dreares". Redden funeral home. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Dreares, Al (fred, II), Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, 2003, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J129400
- ^ a b c Chadbourne, Eugene. "Al Dreares". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Mal Waldron Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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