Russ Freeman

piano · 1926–2002 · Chicago

West Coast pianist and composer, a mainstay of Chet Baker's quartet (Pacific Jazz, 1953), author of the theme The Wind; he also recorded with Shelly Manne and Art Pepper.

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Styles

• West Coast
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)

Landmark tracks

• Bock's Tops (1953)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• May 28, 2026: Le pianiste Russ Freeman, indispensable sideman de Chet Baker (Les Matins Jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Russ Freeman (pianist)

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