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Birth name
  
Ronald Guy Free

Name
  
Ronnie Free

Occupation(s)
  
Session musician

Role
  
Session musician

Instruments
  
drums

Genres
  
Free jazz

Years active
  
1950s - 1990s



Born
  
January 15, 1936 (age 88) (
1936-01-15
)

Origin
  
Charleston, South Carolina

Associated acts
  
Mose Allison, Sonny Clark, Sal Salvador, Woody Herman, Oscar Pettiford

Similar People
  
Addison Farmer, Henry Grimes, Mose Allison, Eddie Costa, Zoot Sims

Ronnie Free (born Ronald Guy Free on January 15, 1936, in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American jazz drummer. His recording credits date back to the 1950s, and has collaborated with several notable session musicians, including Mose Allison, Oscar Pettiford, pianist Sonny Clark, and Woody Herman.

Discography

With Mose Allison

  • Ramblin' with Mose (Prestige, 1958)
  • Creek Bank (Prestige, 1958)
  • Autumn Song (Prestige, 1959)
  • With Lee Konitz and Jimmy Guiffre

  • Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959)
  • References

    Ronnie Free Wikipedia