Joki Freund
Walter Jakob "Joki" Freund (September 5, 1926, Höchst, Frankfurt am Main – February 15, 2012, Schwalbach am Taunus) was a German jazz saxophonist. Freund began playing the accordion as a child, switching to tenor saxophone after World War II ended. Early in the postwar era, he played with Joe Quitter, Carlo Bohlander, Gerry Weinkopf, Joe Klimm, and Jutta Hipp, then formed his own ensemble. He began performing with American musicians, including Donald Byrd, Art Taylor, and Doug Watkins, during their European festival appearances. He played with, and arranged for, Albert Mangelsdorff in the jazz orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk and Erwin Lehn in the Süddeutscher Rundfunk orchestra. He played with the Frankfurt Jazz Ensemble on soprano saxophone in the 1970s, also performing as a leader around this time. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 5, 1926 (Höchst), Died February 15, 2012 (Schwalbach am Taunus)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | DU 1070 | 6/6/1954 | I never knew | Jutta Hipp Quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | DGG 51896 | 6/6/1954 | Frankfurt special | Jutta Hipp Quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Freund, Joki," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/316489.
Freund, Joki. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/316489.
"Freund, Joki." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Freund, Joki - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017028442
Wikidata: Joki Freund - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1432677
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/120376667
MusicBrainz: Joki Freund - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b907848-b32b-4a30-b459-8ca12bf6e2c0
ISNI: 0000 0003 5568 8423 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000355688423
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