Von Freeman
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American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1923-10-03
- Active to
- 2012-08-11
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Earle Lavon "Von" Freeman Sr. (October 3, 1923 – August 11, 2012) was an American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, as a young child Freeman was exposed to jazz. His father, George, a city policeman, was a close friend of Louis Armstrong with Armstrong living at the Freeman house when he first arrived in Chicago. Freeman learned to play the saxophone as a child and at DuSable High School, where his band director was Walter Dyett. <a href="https://www.las
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Freeman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Child
- Chico Freeman
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- hard bop
- Instrument
- tenor saxophone
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Image
- Von Freeman (1923-2012).jpg
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- Von Freeman
- date of birth
- 1922-10-03
- date of death
- 2012-08-11
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- name in native language
- Earle Lavon Freeman Sr.
- birth name
- Earle Lavon Freeman
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