Freddy Randall

Frederick James 'Freddy' Randall (6 May 1921 – 18 May 1999) was an English jazz trumpeter and bandleader born in Clapton, East London.

[1] Born in Clapton, East London at the age of just 18 Randall led the St. Louis Four in 1939, and played as a freelance sideman in the early 1940s.

He served in the military during World War II, then played with Freddy Mirfield's group featuring Johnny Dankworth called the 'Garbage Men'.

He played with Americans such as Sidney Bechet, Bud Freeman, Wild Bill Davison, Pee Wee Russell, Bill Coleman, and Teddy Wilson.

[1] Randall was considered one of the UK's top mainstream trumpeters.