Younger brother of Von Freeman and Eldridge "Bruz" Freeman, and uncle of Chico
Freeman, George Freeman is a jazz guitarist born in Chicago on April 10, 1927.
Influenced by the blues, his musical career began in the late 1940s after seeing
T-Bone Walker on stage. He played in several swing bands, then as a leader and
precursor of bebop, accompanying touring artists such as Coleman Hawkins and
Lester Young. In 1947, he moved to New York with Johnny Griffin and recorded
with Joe Morris in an R&B style for Atlantic. Back in Chicago, he performed at
the Pershing Hotel with Charlie Par...