Fred Braceful

Fred Arthur Braceful (May 2, 1938 – March 17, 1995) was a jazz drummer.

Early life

Braceful was born in Detroit on May 2, 1938.[1] He played in his tenor saxophonist father's band early in his career.[1] He served in the U.S. military in Germany, and then settled in Stuttgart.[1]

Later life and career

In Stuttgart he played with Wolfgang Dauner's trio from 1963, and in Dauner's group Et Cetera until the mid-1970s.[1] Braceful also played with Albert Mangelsdorff, Abdullah Ibrahim, Joki Freund, Hans Koller, Bob Degen, Benny Bailey, Robin Kenyatta, and Manfred Schoof.[1]

He and several Stuttgart jazz musicians formed the ensemble Moira in 1976.[1] Following this Braceful played with Bernd Köppen and Jay Oliver.[1] After his stint with Oliver in 1982, Braceful quit music for a period of time, then returned to play in Eugen de Ryck's group the Funkomatic Hippies from 1992 until 1995.[1] He worked and recorded with saxophonist Michael Hornstein in the same period.[1] Braceful died in Munich on March 17, 1995.[1]

Discography

With Wolfgang Dauner

  • Dream Talk (CBS, 1964)
  • Free Action (MPS, 1967)
  • Requiem for Che Guevara with Fred van Hove (MPS, 1968)
  • The Oimels (MPS, 1969)
  • Wolfgang Dauner/Eberhard Weber/Jürgen Karg/Fred Braceful (Calig, 1969)
  • Output (ECM, 1970)
  • Rischkas Soul (MPS, 1970)
  • Musica Sacra Nova II with Reinhold Finkbeiner (Schwann, 1970)
  • Et Cetera (Global, 1971)
  • Knirsch (MPS, 1972)
  • Et Cetera Live (MPS, 1973)

With Mal Waldron

With Exmagma

  • Exmagma (Neusi, 1973)
  • Goldball (Disjuncta, 1975)
  • 3 (Daily, 2006)

With others

  • Echoes from the Prague Jazz Festival with Leo Wright, Benny Bailey (Supraphon Rec, 1964)
  • Bob Degen, Celebrations (Calig, 1968)
  • Robin Kenyatta, Girl from Martinique (ECM, 1970)
  • Michael Hornstein, Langsames Blau (Enja, 1994)
  • Chuck Henderson and Mal Waldron, Black Issues (Chazra, 1994)
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References
  1. Kennedy, Gary W. (2003). "Braceful, Fred (Arthur)". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J524100. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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