Frederick "Freddy" Logan (born Frederick Christian Loggen; 8 April 1930 – May 2003) was a Jazz musician who played the double bass.
Career
After learning bass during his teens, Freddy Logan became a professional musician in 1948, playing in local bands until he joined the Pia Beck Trio in 1949. The trio toured England and the Netherlands before Logan left the group.
Logan returned to England in 1953 to study at Guildhall School of Music, and continued playing jazz in London where he worked with Kenny Graham, Harry Klein and Derek Smith. In 1956 he moved to Sydney, Australia, where he hosted his own radio program Jazz For Pleasure and started the Jazz II club. After winning a readers poll in Music Maker magazine, Logan was among a group given studio recording time, and he recorded his first album recorded in Australia as part of the Music Maker 1957 All Stars. Members of the group went onto form and record as The Australian All-Stars, who appeared on TV and released their debut album in 1960.
He formed The Three Out trio with Mike Nock and Chris Karan in 1960, who released two albums Move (1961) and Sittin’ In (1961) and performed with international acts at the 1st Annual Australian International Jazz Festival. After Nock received a scholarship to the USA, The 3-Out briefly toured New Zealand and parts of Europe before breaking up.
Logan remained in England and played with Tubby Hayes until 1965, both in his big band and in his quintet. He also appeared with Hayes on television shows and series such as BBC Show of the Week, Something Special and The Cool of the Evening. In the field of jazz he was involved in 56 recording sessions between 1954 and 1966, in addition to those with Stan Tracey, Tommy Whittle, Graeme Bell, Johnny Ashcroft, Don Burrows, Johnny Keating, Blossom Dearie, Jimmy Witherspoon, Dakota Staton, and Kenny Clare.
After receiving a British passport during the 1960s, Freddy Logan married Catherine Kelly in 1984. They lived in Cambridgeshire until his death in May 2003. He had previously married Australian actress Lucille Power in 1953.
Discography
Singles TitleDetailsPia's Boogie / Yes Sir, That's My Baby Artist: The Pia Beck Trio Released: 1950 Format: 10-inch Single Label: DeccaThe Continental / Blues In The Night Artist: Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists Released: 1954 Format: 10-inch Single Label: EsquireJeff Kruger's Jazz At The Flamingo Vol 2 Artist: The Derek Smith Trio Released: 1955 Format: 7-inch EP Label: DeccaNurseryplant Artist: The Loganberries Released: 1958 Format: 7-inch Label: ColumbiaI Ain't Gonna Do It Artist: The Loganberries Released: 1958 Format: 7-inch Label: Columbia
Albums +TitleDetailsJazz In Australia Volume 5 Artist: Music Maker 1957 All Stars Released: 1957 Format: 10-inch LP Label: ParlophoneJazz For Beach-niks Artist: The Australian All-Stars Released: 1960 Format: LP Label: ColumbiaJazz For Beach-niks Volume 2 Artist: The Australian All-Stars Released: 1960 Format: LP Label: ColumbiaMove Artist: The Three Out Released: 1961 Format: LP Label: ColumbiaSittin' In Artist: The Three Out Released: 1961 Format: LP Label: ColumbiaSwing Revisited Artist: Johnny Keating & His Band Released: 1963 Format: LP Label: DeccaVic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova At Home And Away Artist: Vic Lewis And His Bossa Nova All Stars Released: 1963 Format: LP Label: His Master's VoiceLate Spot At Scott's Artist: The Tubby Hayes Quintet Released: 1963 Format: LP Label: FontanaDown In The Village Artist: The Tubby Hayes Quintet Released: 1964 Format: LP Label: FontanaTubbs' Tours Artist: The Tubby Hayes Orchestra Released: 1964 Format: LP Label: FontanaDakota '67 Artist: Dakota Staton Released: 1967 Format: LP Label: ColumbiaIsn't This Where We Came In? Artist: Lionel Bart Released: 1968 Format: LP Label: Deram
External links
Article on Freddy Logan (2022)
References