And Time Marches On – Freddie Redd
An infectious, soulful, bluesy head that will keep your audience tapping their toes with the pulse of the walking bass line. Our exclusive "Freddie Redd Project" version has Minus You tracks for all instruments.
- Recording: Freddie Redd - And His International Jazz Connection
- Recorded on: July, 1991
- Label: Fairplay (1)
- Concert Key: C minor
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Maffy Falay
- Tenor Sax - Kristerr Andersson
- Tenor Sax - Bernt Rosengren
- Piano - Freddie Redd
- Guitar - Anders Ullberg
- Bass - Torbjorn Hultcrantz
- Drums - Gilbert Matthews
- Drums - Bengt Stark
This is a great descriptive title: the triplet-based melodic line with punctuating accented offbeats propels the walking bass line in this 24-measure ABA form. The two-measure repeating pattern that starts each section leads to a two-measure "blues march" pattern into the B section, then relaxes into a two-measure half-note pulse going into C.
Freddie is a master of infectious melody writing. Both you and your audience are guaranteed to be humming this one long after you've played it.
In a recording situation, it's perfect for a fade out. On Freddie's live recorded version, he uses the optional ending that we've indicated on the lead sheets. Our audio excerpt starts with the melody. The bass line under the melody is used as the intro, as indicated on our lead sheets.
Freddie is a master of infectious melody writing. Both you and your audience are guaranteed to be humming this one long after you've played it.
In a recording situation, it's perfect for a fade out. On Freddie's live recorded version, he uses the optional ending that we've indicated on the lead sheets. Our audio excerpt starts with the melody. The bass line under the melody is used as the intro, as indicated on our lead sheets.
This composition was first recorded on a still-unissued 1985 Freddie Redd trio recording. Freddie next recorded it in 1990 on his now out-of-print "Everybody Loves A Winner" album for Milestone Records before recording it a year later in Sweden.
Freddie's first recording date was in 1950 with Tiny Grimes. He was on many sessions in the 1950s and early 1960s and has recorded several times each decade since. He is a marvelous composer and, in 2014, is still playing and composing. This is the first of many of his lead sheets that we'll be making available on jazzleadsheets.com.
Don Sickler's septet arrangement of Freddie's Had Tadd In Mind, reminiscent of the great composer Tadd Dameron, of course, is available from Second Floor Music. Freddie definitely had Tadd on his mind when he wrote it.
Freddie's first recording date was in 1950 with Tiny Grimes. He was on many sessions in the 1950s and early 1960s and has recorded several times each decade since. He is a marvelous composer and, in 2014, is still playing and composing. This is the first of many of his lead sheets that we'll be making available on jazzleadsheets.com.
Don Sickler's septet arrangement of Freddie's Had Tadd In Mind, reminiscent of the great composer Tadd Dameron, of course, is available from Second Floor Music. Freddie definitely had Tadd on his mind when he wrote it.
- Recording: Don Sickler - Freddie Redd Project
- Recorded on: January 25, 2015
- Label: jazzleadsheets.com (JLS 1021)
- Concert Key: C minor
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Don Sickler
- Alto Sax - Elijah Shiffer
- Piano - Julius Rodriguez
- Bass - Nick Dunston
- Drums - Jeff Brillinger
Our "Freddie Redd Project" version is a quintet arrangement by Don Sickler. There is an eight-measure intro, with the bass line and groove of Freddie's recording. The horns enter with "marching" quarter-notes two measures before the melody. The horns are in harmony for the entire head, with thirds and some contrary motion. The coda continues the "marching" quarter notes from the end of the head for four more measures.
The quintet first parts should be used when playing along with the Minus Melody track, which is from a different, quartet take. The Rhythm Section part works with all Minus You tracks and can also be used by pianists playing along with the Minus Piano (trio) track.
The quintet first parts should be used when playing along with the Minus Melody track, which is from a different, quartet take. The Rhythm Section part works with all Minus You tracks and can also be used by pianists playing along with the Minus Piano (trio) track.
"The Freddie Redd Project" was recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs.
Composer/pianist Freddie Redd stayed in what is now the jazzleadsheets.com loft for a few weeks when he recorded his two albums for Uptown Records in the mid-1980s. During that time Don Sickler and Freddie went over Freddie's music, making sure that it was documented on paper. Those hours spent going over the music with the composer gave Don a thorough understanding of Freddie's intentions.
Take a listen to Freddie's strong rhythmic pulse as he demonstrated this song: CLIP.
Drummer Jeff Brillinger and bassist Nick Dunston, although years apart in age, had an immediate and strong musical connection that is evident on "Freddie Redd Project" recording. Jeff, a New Yorker and a long time neighbor of jazzleadsheets.com, often made rehearsals with Don Sickler at our studio, while Nick became acquainted with Don from a Master Class at his high school (LaGuardia).
Composer/pianist Freddie Redd stayed in what is now the jazzleadsheets.com loft for a few weeks when he recorded his two albums for Uptown Records in the mid-1980s. During that time Don Sickler and Freddie went over Freddie's music, making sure that it was documented on paper. Those hours spent going over the music with the composer gave Don a thorough understanding of Freddie's intentions.
Take a listen to Freddie's strong rhythmic pulse as he demonstrated this song: CLIP.
Drummer Jeff Brillinger and bassist Nick Dunston, although years apart in age, had an immediate and strong musical connection that is evident on "Freddie Redd Project" recording. Jeff, a New Yorker and a long time neighbor of jazzleadsheets.com, often made rehearsals with Don Sickler at our studio, while Nick became acquainted with Don from a Master Class at his high school (LaGuardia).
Exclusive Minus You audio tracks
As with several others of our Freddie Redd Project songs, the Minus Melody and Minus Piano (trio) tracks come from a separate quartet take with the same format (4 solo choruses) as the quintet recording.
clip Form of the quintet recording:
-- intro
-- melody
-- piano solo [1 chorus]
-- trumpet solo [1 chorus]
-- alto sax solo [1 chorus]
-- trumpet and alto sax trading 4s [1 chorus]
-- trumpet and alto sax trading 2s [1 chorus]
-- out melody and coda
mp3 minus Melody - from the quartet take, Minus You for all melody instruments - get the lead sheet appropriate for your instrument
-- count off sets up the intro
-- wait for intro, play on the last two measures
-- play the melody
-- solo 4 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 from the quartet take, this track has bass and drums only - get the Concert Condensed Score or the C treble clef lead sheet
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro and melody
-- solo 4 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Piano - from the Quintet take - get the Concert Condensed Score or the C treble clef lead sheet
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play fills on the intro
-- comp for the melody
-- solo 1 chorus
-- comp for
trumpet solo 1 chorus
sax solo 1 chorus
horns trading 4s 1 chorus
horns trading 2s 1 chorus
-- comp for the out melody
-- play fills on the coda
mp3 minus Bass - get the rhythm section part
-- count off sets up the intro
-- walk for the intro and melody
-- walk for
piano solo 1 chorus
trumpet solo 1 chorus
sax solo 1 chorus
horns trading 4s 1 chorus
horns trading 2s 1 chorus
-- walk for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Drums sticks throughout - get the rhythm section part
-- count off sets up the intro
-- comp for the intro and melody
-- comp for
piano solo 1 chorus
trumpet solo 1 chorus
sax solo 1 chorus
horns trading 4s 1 chorus
horns trading 2s 1 chorus
-- comp for the out melody and coda
As with several others of our Freddie Redd Project songs, the Minus Melody and Minus Piano (trio) tracks come from a separate quartet take with the same format (4 solo choruses) as the quintet recording.
clip Form of the quintet recording:
-- intro
-- melody
-- piano solo [1 chorus]
-- trumpet solo [1 chorus]
-- alto sax solo [1 chorus]
-- trumpet and alto sax trading 4s [1 chorus]
-- trumpet and alto sax trading 2s [1 chorus]
-- out melody and coda
mp3 minus Melody - from the quartet take, Minus You for all melody instruments - get the lead sheet appropriate for your instrument
-- count off sets up the intro
-- wait for intro, play on the last two measures
-- play the melody
-- solo 4 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 from the quartet take, this track has bass and drums only - get the Concert Condensed Score or the C treble clef lead sheet
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro and melody
-- solo 4 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Piano - from the Quintet take - get the Concert Condensed Score or the C treble clef lead sheet
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play fills on the intro
-- comp for the melody
-- solo 1 chorus
-- comp for
trumpet solo 1 chorus
sax solo 1 chorus
horns trading 4s 1 chorus
horns trading 2s 1 chorus
-- comp for the out melody
-- play fills on the coda
mp3 minus Bass - get the rhythm section part
-- count off sets up the intro
-- walk for the intro and melody
-- walk for
piano solo 1 chorus
trumpet solo 1 chorus
sax solo 1 chorus
horns trading 4s 1 chorus
horns trading 2s 1 chorus
-- walk for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Drums sticks throughout - get the rhythm section part
-- count off sets up the intro
-- comp for the intro and melody
-- comp for
piano solo 1 chorus
trumpet solo 1 chorus
sax solo 1 chorus
horns trading 4s 1 chorus
horns trading 2s 1 chorus
-- comp for the out melody and coda
Freddie Redd
May 29, 1928 – March 17, 2021
Pianist Freddie Redd, best known for his role as composer and actor in the play and movie "The Connection," started playing the piano when he was in the Army. Mostly self-taught, he learned while performing in clubs with other musicians. According to Nat Hentoff's liner notes to "Shades Of Redd," Freddie says he's "been influenced by many things I've heard on a lot of instruments. What I do is try to piece together what stimulates me into my own way of feeling things musically." Redd's music is simultaneously optimistic and knowing—it makes you want to play along with it, to join in the experience. Read more...