Freddie Randall

One of England's top mainstream trumpeters, Freddy Randall has through the years been a star on many dixieland-oriented record dates. Early on he led the St. Louis Four (1939) and freelanced with other up-and-coming players. In 1944, after military service, he worked with Johnny Dankworth and then became a member of Freddy Mirfield's Garbage Men (with whom he recorded) for a year. From the mid-1940's on, Randall led top dixieland groups that included many of England's major top up-and-coming trad players. He worked steadily until a lung ailment forced him out of music during 1...