Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006)[1] was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.

[4] After his discharge from the Army, Redman began working on a master's degree in education at the University of North Texas.

[7][5][4] Redman was best known for his 1968-1972 collaboration with saxophonist Ornette Coleman, with whom he had performed in his Fort Worth high school marching band.

On February 19 and 21, 2004, he played tenor saxophone as a special guest with Jazz at Lincoln Center in a concert entitled "The Music of Ornette Coleman".

Reviewing the performance, Howard Mandel wrote, "Redman, a veteran of Coleman's bands, played on 'Ramblin' and 'Peace', demonstrating more originality, maturity and conviction than anyone else on the bandstand.