Dewey Redman | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Walter Dewey Redman |
Born | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | May 17, 1931
Died | September 2, 2006 Brooklyn, New York, United States | (aged 75)
Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, suona, clarinet |
Labels | Impulse!, Black Saint, Galaxy, ECM |
Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006)[1] was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played alto, the Chinese suona (which he called a musette), and clarinet. His son is saxophonist Joshua Redman.