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American jazz drummer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfred Dreares II (January 4, 1927 – November 17, 2011) was an American jazz drummer.[1]
Dreares was born in Key West, Florida, on January 4, 1927.[2] He was a childhood friend of Fats Navarro, and studied at Hartnett Conservatory in New York City on the advice of his father, a trumpeter.[3]
He played early in his career in the bands of Paul Williams, and with Teddy Charles in 1955.[2] The next year he played with Charles Mingus.[2] In 1957 he recorded with Freddie Redd and worked with Kenny Burrell; 1958 saw him with Gigi Gryce, and 1959 with Phineas Newborn.[2] He also led his own bands from the late 1950s.[3]
Other credits include recordings with Mal Waldron and Julian Euell, and Bennie Green.[2][3]
With Bennie Green
With Freddie McCoy
With Freddie Redd
With Frank Strozier
With Mal Waldron
With Randy Weston
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