Freddie Webster
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Freddie Webster(born 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio; died April 1, 1947 in Chicago) was a jazz trumpeter praised by Dizzy Gillespie. He is perhaps best known for being cited by Miles Davis as an early influence.[1][2]
He led his own band, which toured Ohio, before moving to New York City in the late 1930s. In New York City he worked with Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Earl Hines, Jimmie Lunceford, and others. He also accompanied singer Sarah Vaughan and did two versions of his own song Reverse the Charges. He died of a heart attack in a room at Chicago's Strode Hotel. Miles Davis and others suspect a heroin overdose was involved in that.
[edit] Tributes
- Sonny Rollins's album Saxophone Colossus has a song titled "Strode Rode", which is a reference to the hotel where Freddie Webster died.
