Fred Braceful

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

Biography

Fred Braceful was born in 1938 as the oldest son of Cludie "Fred" Braceful and Ada Crutcher. His father was a tenor saxophonist, and the son drummed in his band early in his career. He served in the U.S. military in Germany, where he played in the 7th Army Band, and then settled in Stuttgart.

Career

In Stuttgart he played with Wolfgang Dauner and Eberhard Weber as Trio from 1963 well into the 1970s, including with Dauner's group Et Cetera. With Dauner and Fred van Hove a.o. he recorded " Requiem for Che Guevara " on Nov. !0th 1968 at the Berlin Jazz Festival. On Oct. 30. in 1964 he accompanied singer Donald (Baby) Douglas, Leo Wright a.o. at the first International Jazz Festival Prague .In 1972 he cofounded the German Art rock band Exmagma. Braceful also played with Albert Mangelsdorff, Dollar Brand, Joki Freund, Hans Koller, Mal Waldron, Bob Degen, Benny Bailey, Robin Kenyatta, and Manfred Schoof.

He and several Stuttgart jazz musicians formed the ensemble Moira in 1976. Following this Braceful played with Bernd Köppen and Jay Oliver. 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 his death in 1995. He worked and recorded with Michael Hornstein regularly from the mid 80s until his death. Fred Braceful was married twice, he has three children.

Discography

References

    *Gary W. Kennedy, "Fred Braceful", Grove Jazz online.

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