DON FRIEDMAN

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Donald Ernest Friedman

American jazz pianist, born May 4, 1935, San Francisco, California, USA, died June 30, 2016, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.

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Don Friedman studied jazz at Los Angeles City College during the mid 1950s. At that time L.A. was the capital of West Coast Jazz and Don was becoming part of it as he worked around town with groups that included Shorty Rogers, Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, and Scott LaFaro.

At the same time, he displayed his hard bop credentials by gigging with Dexter Gordon. In 1956 Buddy DeFranco hired him for a tour that included gigs at New York’s Birdland and Basin Street. The DeFranco tour was a turning point, and the experience convinced Don in 1958 to leave California for New York. He thrived in Manhattan’s great and diverse jazz scene of that time. He played with most of the major players and his
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DON FRIEDMAN A Day in The City: Six Jazz Variations On a Theme album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Day in The City: Six Jazz Variations On a Theme
Post Bop 1961
DON FRIEDMAN Circle Waltz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Circle Waltz
Post Bop 1962
DON FRIEDMAN Flashback album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Flashback
Post Bop 1963
DON FRIEDMAN Dreams and Explorations album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Dreams and Explorations
Post Bop 1965
DON FRIEDMAN Metamorphosis album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Metamorphosis
Post Bop 1966
DON FRIEDMAN Hope for Tomorrow album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hope for Tomorrow
Post Bop 1975
DON FRIEDMAN Jazz Dancing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Dancing
Post Bop 1977
DON FRIEDMAN Later Circle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Later Circle
Post Bop 1978
DON FRIEDMAN The Progressive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Progressive
Post Bop 1978
DON FRIEDMAN The Don Friedman Trio (1979) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Don Friedman Trio (1979)
Post Bop 1979
DON FRIEDMAN Themes and Variations album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Themes and Variations
Post Bop 1979
DON FRIEDMAN Hot Knepper and Pepper album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hot Knepper and Pepper
Post Bop 1980
DON FRIEDMAN Avenue Of The Americas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Avenue Of The Americas
Cool Jazz 1980
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman
Post Bop 1980
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman Trio : The Way We Were album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman Trio : The Way We Were
Post Bop 1981
DON FRIEDMAN The Don Friedman Trio (1981) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Don Friedman Trio (1981)
Post Bop 1981
DON FRIEDMAN I Heard A Rhapsody album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Heard A Rhapsody
Post Bop 1985
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman Meets Red Mitchell : Half & Half album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman Meets Red Mitchell : Half & Half
Post Bop 1986
DON FRIEDMAN Memories for Scotty (aka Pieces Of Jade) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Memories for Scotty (aka Pieces Of Jade)
Post Bop 1988
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman, Klaus Flenter Quartet ‎: Togetherness album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman, Klaus Flenter Quartet ‎: Togetherness
Post Bop 1989
DON FRIEDMAN Circle Waltz Then & Now album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Circle Waltz Then & Now
Post Bop 1991
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman, Don Thompson ‎: Opus D'Amour album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman, Don Thompson ‎: Opus D'Amour
Post Bop 1992
DON FRIEDMAN Invitation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Invitation
Post Bop 1993
DON FRIEDMAN Stella By Starlight album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stella By Starlight
Post Bop 1995
DON FRIEDMAN Almost Everything album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Almost Everything
Post Bop 1995
DON FRIEDMAN Red Sky Waltz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Sky Waltz
Post Bop 1996
DON FRIEDMAN The Days of Wine and Roses album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Days of Wine and Roses
Post Bop 1996
DON FRIEDMAN My Romance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Romance
Post Bop 1997
DON FRIEDMAN Prism album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Prism
Post Bop 1997
DON FRIEDMAN Match Point album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Match Point
Post Bop 1999
DON FRIEDMAN Attila's Dreams album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Attila's Dreams
Post Bop 2001
DON FRIEDMAN My Foolish Heart album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Foolish Heart
Post Bop 2003
DON FRIEDMAN Waltz for Debby album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Waltz for Debby
Post Bop 2003
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman Trio ‎: My Favourite Things album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman Trio ‎: My Favourite Things
Post Bop 2003
DON FRIEDMAN Hot House album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hot House
Post Bop 2004
DON FRIEDMAN Timeless album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Timeless
Post Bop 2005
DON FRIEDMAN The Don Friedman VIP Trio : Scarborough Fair album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Don Friedman VIP Trio : Scarborough Fair
Post Bop 2005
DON FRIEDMAN Piano Works VI: From A to Z album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Works VI: From A to Z
Post Bop 2006
DON FRIEDMAN Waltz for Marilyn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Waltz for Marilyn
Post Bop 2007
DON FRIEDMAN Moon River album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Moon River
Post Bop 2007
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman Trio ‎: Straight Ahead album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman Trio ‎: Straight Ahead
Post Bop 2008
DON FRIEDMAN Circle Waltz 21C album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Circle Waltz 21C
Post Bop 2010
DON FRIEDMAN Nite Lites album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Nite Lites
Post Bop 2015
DON FRIEDMAN Strength and Sanity album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Strength and Sanity
Post Bop 2016

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DON FRIEDMAN Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Thirty-Three album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Thirty-Three
Post Bop 1994
DON FRIEDMAN Standards in Cagliari album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Standards in Cagliari
Post Bop 2003
DON FRIEDMAN Salzau Trio : Live at Jazzbaltica album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Salzau Trio : Live at Jazzbaltica
Post Bop 2005
DON FRIEDMAN Live at Baltica Salzau album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Baltica Salzau
Post Bop 2010
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman Plays Don Friedman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman Plays Don Friedman
Post Bop 2012
DON FRIEDMAN Remembering Attila Zoller album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Remembering Attila Zoller
Post Bop 2016
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman Quartet Feat. Peter Bernstein : Remembering Attila Zoller album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman Quartet Feat. Peter Bernstein : Remembering Attila Zoller
Post Bop 2016
DON FRIEDMAN Don Friedman Quartet, Peter Bernstein, Harvie S, Klemens Marktl : The Friday Takes Part I - Remembering Attila Zoller album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Don Friedman Quartet, Peter Bernstein, Harvie S, Klemens Marktl : The Friday Takes Part I - Remembering Attila Zoller
Post Bop 2017
DON FRIEDMAN The Friday Takes Part II - Remembering Attila Zoller album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Friday Takes Part II - Remembering Attila Zoller
Post Bop 2018
DON FRIEDMAN The Friday Takes Part III - Remembering Attila Zoller album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Friday Takes Part III - Remembering Attila Zoller
Post Bop 2018

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