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Craig Fraedrich

Craig Fraedrich: Out of the Blues

by Chris M. Slawecki
July 29, 2018

Out of the Blues, featuring Craig Fraedrich on trumpet and flugelhorn with The Jazz Trumpet Ensemble, would have sounded great in the sweltering hard-bop landscape that Cannonball Adderley, The Jazz Messengers led by Art Blakey, Horace Silver and other jazz legends began to explore in the late 1950s. Fraedrich has been featured trumpet soloist ...

Sonic Styles of the Seventies

by Chris M. Slawecki
July 23, 2018

Hugo Fattoruso Hugo Fattoruso Y Bario Opa Far Out Recordings 2018 Once upon a time in Uruguay, teenage brothers Osvaldo and Hugo Fattoruso stepped out of their musical family trio to play guitar and bass for popular Latin American jazz (swing) and rock 'n' roll ensembles venturing in ...

All Through the Night

By Craig Fraedrich

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Avalon; Smile; Nobody Knows the Trouble I See; Without a Song; The Gospel Truth; Frankie and Johnny; Strange Fruit; Blues Another Day; I Am a Poor, Wayfaring Stranger; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; St. James Infirmary; All Through the Night.

Out of the Blues

By Craig Fraedrich

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Track listing: A Minor Matter; Shades of Blue; BugaBlue; Never Let Me Go; R.S.V.P.; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Giant Steps; Missing You; I’ll See You in a Bb Blues.

The U.S. Army Blues: Swinging In The Holidays

by Dan Bilawsky
December 11, 2017

Many a Christmas album plays the role of aural security blanket, serving up gently nostalgic sentiments to soothe the common man. This isn't one of them. The U.S. Army Blues--the big band outgrowth/offshoot of The United States Army Band “Pershing's Own"--ushers in the holiday season with an exciting set that's more well-oiled romp than relaxing balm. ...

Craig Fraedrich with Trilogy and Friends: All Through the Night

by Nicholas F. Mondello
June 17, 2017

It's no secret among professional musicians that the elite military jazz ensembles such as the “U.S. Army Blues," the Air Force's “Airmen of Note," and the Navy's “Commodores" consist of some of the finest musicians on the planet. Trumpeter Craig Fraedrich, recently-retired 30-year Army Bandsman, his Trilogy crew, and vocalist Christal Rheams are spit-shining examples. And, ...