Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900 – November 30, 1964)[1] was an American jazz musician, arranger, bandleader, and composer.

[1] He studied at Storer College in Harper's Ferry and at the Boston Conservatory, then joined Billy Page's Broadway Syncopaters in New York City.

[citation needed] In 1927, Jean Goldkette persuaded Redman to join McKinney's Cotton Pickers as their musical director and leader.

Redman and his Orchestra also provided music for the animated short I Heard, part of the Betty Boop series produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount.

Redman himself was occasionally featured as vocalist, displaying a humorous, recitation-like vocal style on numbers such as "Doin' What I Please" and "I Gotcha."

[1] He traveled to Europe in 1946 leading an all-star band that included Don Byas, Tyree Glenn, and Billy Taylor.

[1] In the early 1960s, he played piano for the Georgia Minstrels Concert and soprano sax with Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle's band.