Chuck Redd (born September 10, 1958) is an American

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drummer and

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Career

Redd began touring and recording when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio at the age of 21. He also joined The Great Guitars (

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

Charlie Byrd Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, he collaborated with Stan Getz on the album '' Jazz Samba' ...

, and

Herb Ellis Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010), known professionally as Herb Ellis, was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson. Biography Born in Farmersville, Texas, and raised ...

). To his credit are 25 European tours and six tours of Japan with the Barney Kessel Trio,

Ken Peplowski Ken Peplowski (born May 23, 1959) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records. In 2 ...

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and

Conte Candoli Secondo "Conte" Candoli (July 12, 1927 – December 14, 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orch ...

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and Gitler, Ira (1999
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at Google Books. Retrieved 1 May 2013. Redd was the featured vibraphonist with the

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Op ...

All-Star Jazz Quintet from 1991 until 1996. While appearing in New York with Tormé,

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of ''

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'' wrote: "Redd's vibes were equally notable for vigor and melodiousness." Redd's career highlights include a concert with the

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

Quintet in Africa for the Namibian Independence Celebration, a recital at the White House with the Barney Kessel Trio, concerts at

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with

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's Quintet, and appearances on ''

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''. In 2008, he was a featured soloist in the finale concert at The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival with The Lionel Hampton Big Band and the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. In February 2013, Redd performed with the Dream Band co-led with Jeff Hamilton in a salute to vibes legend Terry Gibbs. Recent engagements include stints with

Bucky Pizzarelli John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and double bassist Martin Pizzarelli. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) ...

and

at Dizzy's Club (

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) performances at

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and Jazz at the Kitano in New York City, jazz cruises, and jazz festivals around the US. He has toured and performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Tormé,

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

, Dick Hyman, Ray Brown,

Monty Alexander Montgomery Bernard "Monty" Alexander (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican jazz pianist. His playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies. He was influenced by Louis ...

Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Gra ...

Tal Farlow Talmage Holt Farlow (June 7, 1921 – July 25, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist. He was nicknamed "Octopus" because of how his large, quick hands spread over the fretboard. As Steve Rochinski notes, "Of all the guitarists to emerge in th ...

Rebecca Kilgore Rebecca Kilgore (born September 24, 1949) is an American jazz vocalist based in Portland, Oregon. She has been called "one of the best interpreters of the Great American Songbook." She has performed with jazz pianist and composer Dave Frishberg, ...

, Scott Hamilton, Mickey Roker, and Houston Person. Redd has been a regular featured performer at The Oregon Festival of American Music, The Roswell Jazz Festival, The Newport Beach Jazz Party and The

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. Redd served as Artist-In-Residence at The Smithsonian Jazz Café in Washington, DC from 2004–2008. In addition to leading his own groups, he was a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra for 15 years. Redd is on the faculty at The

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and presents master classes, workshops and lectures around the country.

Discography

Redd is featured on over 75 recordings, including his

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albums, ''The Common Thread,'' ''Happy All the Time: Chuck Redd Remembers Barney Kessel,'' and ''All This and Heaven Too;'' ''Chopin Jazz'' with Rossano Sportiello, ''You're My Everything'' with

Dick Hyman Richard Hyman (born March 8, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Over a 70-year career, he has worked as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, electronic musician, and composer. He was named a National Endowment for the Art ...

and

Jay Leonhart Jay Leonhart (born December 6, 1940) is a double bassist, singer, and songwriter who has worked in jazz and popular music. He has performed with Judy Garland, Bucky Pizzarelli, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, and Sting. Leonhart is noted for his cl ...

, and ''Can't Take My Eyes Off You'' with vocalist

Nicki Parrott Nicki Parrott (pronounced pa-ROTT) is a jazz vocalist and bass player from Australia. Background Parrott took piano lessons when she was four years old, then learned flute. When she was fifteen, she started playing double bass, and after grad ...

. He can be heard on the soundtrack to the television series, ''The Great Chefs'' and the NPR broadcast ''Jazz Smithsonian.'' His Arbors album ''Happy All the Time'' is a critically acclaimed tribute to his mentor, Barney Kessel, featuring

and Jeff Hamilton. ''When Redd is Blue'' is a collaboration with his brother, pianist Robert Redd, featuring saxophonist Harry Allen. ''The Common Thread'' features

Mickey Roker Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville (Sr.) and Willie Mae Roker. After his mother died (his father never lived wi ...

Bob Cranshaw Melbourne Robert Cranshaw (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016) was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long associa ...

Houston Person Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the ...

, and Rossano Sportiello.

As leader

With others

* 1981 - ''Brazilville'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio w/Bud Shank (Concord) * 1982 - ''Great Guitars at Charlie's Georgetown '' - The Great Guitars w/Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel (Concord) * 1982 - ''Latin Odyssey'' - w/Laurindo Almeida (Concord) * 1984 - ''Isn't It Romantic?'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio (Concord) * 1985 - ''Tango: Laurindo Almeida and Charlie Byrd '' - w/Laurindo Almeida and Charlie Byrd (Concord) * 1986 - ''Byrd and Brass'' - w/The Charlie Byrd Trio and the Annapolis Brass Quintet (Concord) * 1987 - ''555 Feet High'' - w/Bill Potts Big Band (Jazz Mark 107 Digital) * 1988 - ''It's a Wonderful World'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio (Concord) * 1991 - ''Live! At Blues Alley'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio (Blues Alley Music Society) * 1991 - ''The Bossa Nova Years'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio w/Ken Peplowski (Concord) * 1992 - ''Swing Song'' - The Hot Mustard Jazz Band w/Buck Hill (Zest) * 1992 - ''The Washington Guitar Quintet'' - w/Howard Aldin and Carlos Barbosa-Lima (Concord) * 1993 - ''From Bessie to Brazil'' - w/Susannah McCorkle (Concord) * 1994 - ''Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival'' - Recorded live at the 26th-annual Concord Jazz Festival (Concord) * 1994 - ''I've Got the World on a String'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio (Timeless) * 1994 - ''Keep Em Flying'' - Brooks Tegler's Hot Jazz (Concord) * 1994 - ''Moments Like This'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio (Concord) * 1995 - ''And Not Only That'' - Brooks Tegler's Hot Jazz (Circle) * 1996 - ''The Other Portrait'' - w/Ken Peplowski & The Bulgarian National Symphony (Concord) * 1997 - ''A Good Reed'' – w/Ken Peplowski & the Loren Schoenberg Big Band (Concord) * 1997 - ''Au Courant'' – The Charlie Byrd Trio - (Concord) * 1997 - ''Big Band Treasures Live'' – w/The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (Smithsonian Institution) * 1998 - ''Grenadilla'' – w/Ken Peplowski & the Loren (Concord) * 1999 - ''Burnin' '' – The Herb Ellis Trio w/Hendrik Meurkens (Acoustic Music) * 1999 - ''Half-Past Swing'' – w/The Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet (HouseKat) * 1999 - ''My Inspiration: Music of Brazil'' – w/Charlie Byrd, Scott Hamilton, Maucha Adnet & Trio Da Paz (Concord) * 1999 - ''Out of This World'' – w/Loren Schoenberg and His Jazz Orchestra (TCB) * 1999 - ''The Feeling of Jazz'' – w/Tommy Newsom & Ken Peplowski (Arbors) * 2000 - ''For Louis: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong'' – w/Charlie Byrd (Concord) * 2000 - ''Mundell's Moods'' – w/Mundell Lowe & Hendrik Meurkens (Nagel-Heyer) * 2001 - ''Great Guitars: Live'' – w/Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, and Charlie Byrd (Concord) * 2003 - ''Among Friends'' - w/Joe Wilder (Evening Star) * 2004 - ''Big Brass Bed Blues'' - The Steve Abshire Quartet w/Herb Ellis (Patuxent) * 2004 - ''Tribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands'' - w/The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (Smithsonian Folkways) * 2005 - ''Bound Away'' - w/Eric Brace (Blue Buffalo) * 2005 - ''Homage to Jobim: Live at the Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival'' - Recorded live at the 26th-annual Concord Jazz Festival (Concord) * 2005 - ''Live at Duke's Place New Orleans 1993'' - The Charlie Byrd Trio (FS World Jazz) * 2006 - ''I'm All Smiles'' - w/Nate Najar, Steve Boisen, Duduka Da Fonseca (Blue Line) * 2006 - ''Live at the Mainstay'' - w/Steve Abshire, Vince Lewis, & Joe Byrd (Noteworthy) * 2007 - ''Christmas With the Nate Najar Trio'' - w/Nate Najar & John Lamb (Blue Buffalo ) * 2007 - ''Sassy & Bessie A-Live at the Paradise Lounge'' - w/Ericka Ovette & Ruby Hayes (Patuxent) * 2008 - ''Vol. 1: Happy Birthday..Lionel!'' - Swing Masters (Dare) * 2008 - ''Vol. 2: Benny...King of Swing!'' - Swing Masters (Dare) * 2009 - ''Johnny Mercer: A Centennial Tribute'' - w/Daryl Sherman (Arbors) * 2009 - ''Vol. 3: Gene Krupa...Jazz Pioneer!'' - Swing Masters (Dare) * 2010 - ''Chopin in Jazz'' - w/Rossano Sportiello (Gangaen) * 2011 - ''In Search Of'' - w/Ken Peplowski (Capri) * 2011 - ''Mood Ebony'' - w/Marty Nau (Summit) * 2011 - ''You're My Everything: The Music Of Harry Warren'' - w/Dick Hyman & Jay Leonhart (Venus) * 2012 - ''Blues For Night People: The Nate Najar Trio Remembers Charlie Byrd'' - w/Nate Najar & Tommy Cecil (Candid) * 2012 - ''Can't Take My Eyes Off You'' - w/Nicki Parrott (Venus) * 2013 - ''

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'' with

(HighNote) * 2013 - ''The Look of Love'' - w/Nicki Parrott, John Di Martino, Ken Peplowski, Lisa Parrott, Alvin Atkinson (Venus) * 2015 - ''For George, Cole and Duke'' - w/Harry Allen, Ehud Asherie, Nicki Parrott, "Little Johnny" Rivero (Blue Heron) * 2015 - ''Two Songbirds of a Feather'' - w/Becky Kilgore, Nicki Parrott, Mike Renzi, Harry Allen (Arbors) * 2017 - ''Dear Blossom'' - w/Nicki Parrott, Chris Grasso, Lenny Robinson, Engelbert Wrobel, Warren Vache, Vince Cherico (Arbors) * 2018 - ''Sunrise'' - w/The Ken Peplowski Big Band (Arbors)

Appearances on compilations

* 1997 - ''Irving Berlin Songbook'' – GRP's Priceless Jazz series (Concord) * 1997 - ''Rodgers & Hart Songbook'' – GRP's Priceless Jazz series (Concord) * 1997 - ''Swingin' Jazz for Hipsters, Vol. 1'' – Concord Jazz Compilation (Concord) * 1998 - ''The Concord Jazz Heritage Series '' – The Great Guitars Compilation (Concord) * 1998 - ''The Concord Jazz Heritage Series'' – The Charlie Byrd Compilation (Concord) * 1999 - ''Jazz After Dark, Vol. 1'' (St. Claire) * 1999 - ''Sunday Morning Jazz'' – Various Artists (St. Clair) * 2000 - ''The Best of the Concord Years'' – Charlie Byrd Concord Compilation (Concord) * 2002 - ''Plays Jobim'' – Charlie Byrd Jobim Compilation (Concord) * 2002 - ''Ballad Essentials'' – w/Susannah McCorkle (Concord) * 2002 - ''Nagel Heyer Artists: Jazz4Beaches: Music to Enjoy'' (Nagel-Heyer) * 2003 - ''Concord Records 30th Anniversary'' (Concord) * 2003 - ''Concord Records SACD Sampler, Vol. 1'' (Concord) * 2003 - ''Playboy Jazz After Dark'' – w/Charlie Byrd (Playboy Jazz) * 2004 - ''Concord Jazz Sampler Vol.2'' - (Concord) * 2005 - ''Concord Picante 25th Anniversary Collection'' (Concord) * 2006 - ''Playboy Jazz: Cocktail Mix'' - Playboy Jazz Compilation (Playboy Jazz) * 2007 - ''Breathe: Relaxing Bossa'' (Telarc)

References

External links

Chuck Redd Official Website

University of Maryland Music Directory

AllMusic Artist Profile

Jazz Biographies

W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars
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