Freddy Logan
Frederick "Freddy" Logan (1930–2003) was a Jazz musician (Double bass).
Freddy Logan | |
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| Birth name | Frederick Christian Loggen |
| Born | 8 April 1930 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | May 2003 (aged 73) Cambridgeshire, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Double bass |
| Years active | 1948-1984 |
| Formerly of | The Australian All-Stars, The Loganberries, The 3 Out, Tubby Hayes Quartet |
Career
After learning bass during his teens, Freddy Logan became a professional musician in 1948, playing in local bands until he joined the Pia Beck Trio in 1949. The trio toured England and the Netherlands before Freddy left the group.[1]
Logan returned to England in 1953 to study at Guildhall School of Music, and continued playing jazz in London where he worked with Kenny Graham, Harry Klein and Derek Smith. In 1956 he moved to Sydney, Australia, where he hosted his own radio program Jazz For Pleasure and started the Jazz II club.[1] After winning a readers poll in Music Maker magazine, Logan was among a group given studio recording time, and he recorded his first album recorded in Australia as part of the Music Maker 1957 All Stars.[2] Members of the group went onto form and record as The Australian All-Stars, who appeared on TV and released their debut album in 1960.[1]
He formed The Three Out trio with Mike Nock and Chris Karan in 1960, who released two albums Move (1961) and Sittin’ In (1961) and performed with international acts at the 1st Annual Australian International Jazz Festival. After Nock received a scholarship to the USA, The 3-Out briefly toured New Zealand and parts of Europe before breaking up.[3]
Logan remained in England and played with Tubby Hayes until 1965, both in his big band and in his quintet. He also appeared with Hayes on television shows and series such as BBC Show of the Week, Something Special and The Cool of the Evening.[4] In the field of jazz he was involved in 56 recording sessions between 1954 and 1966, in addition to those with Stan Tracey, Tommy Whittle, Graeme Bell, Johnny Ashcroft, Don Burrows, Johnny Keating, Blossom Dearie, Jimmy Witherspoon, Dakota Staton, and Kenny Clare.[5]
After receiving a British passport during the 1960s, Freddy Logan married Catherine Kelly in 1984.[1] They lived in Cambridgeshire until his death in May 2003.[4][6] He had previously married Australian actress Lucille Power in 1953.[1]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Details |
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| Pia's Boogie / Yes Sir, That's My Baby |
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| The Continental / Blues In The Night |
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| Jeff Kruger's Jazz At The Flamingo Vol 2 |
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| Nurseryplant |
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| I Ain't Gonna Do It |
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Albums
| Title | Details |
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| Jazz In Australia Volume 5 |
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| Jazz For Beach-niks |
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| Jazz For Beach-niks Volume 2 |
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| Move |
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| Sittin' In |
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| Swing Revisited |
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| Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova At Home And Away |
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| Late Spot At Scott's |
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| Down In The Village |
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| Tubbs' Tours |
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| Dakota '67 |
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| Isn't This Where We Came In? |
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External links
- Article on Freddy Logan (2022)
- Freddy Logan at AllMusic
- Freddy Logan discography at Discogs
- Freddy Logan at IMDb
References
- Gaunt, James (2022-07-12). "Freddy Logan & The Three Out Trio". The Shadow Knows. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- Bisset, Andrew (1979). Black roots, white flowers : a history of jazz in Australia. Sydney: Golden Press. ISBN 0-85558-680-X. OCLC 6424157.
- Galvin, Nick (2020-11-19). "'It's a calling like the priesthood': piano man Mike Nock on jazz". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- Myers, Eric. "SOME MEMORIES OF BASSIST FREDDY LOGAN by Ted Nettelbeck" (PDF). Eric Myers Jazz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Freddy Logan Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- "The bass players..." henrybebop.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- Mitchell, Jack (1988). Australian jazz on record, 1925-80. National Film and Sound Archive. Canberra: AGPS Press. ISBN 0-644-06071-9. OCLC 29261146.