- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDonald Matthew Redman
- Nickname
- The Little Giant of Jazz
- Height4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
- Don Redman was born on July 29, 1900 in Piedmont, West Virginia, USA. He died on November 30, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Arranger, reed instrumentalist, bandleader and vocalist.
- His theme song (which he also wrote) was "Chant of the Weed".
- Became musical director for Pearl Bailey in 1951.
- Child prodigy, adept at playing every instrument in an orchestra, including oboe. His father was a music teacher, his brother Lewis, a band leader in Maryland. Redman learned trumpet before entering grade school and subsequently became especially proficient on alto saxophone. Studied music at conservatories at Chicago, Boston and Detroit, there adding the art of arranging to his repertoire.
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