Fred Stone (musician)

Fred Stone (sometimes credited as Freddie Stone) (9 September 1935 – 10 December 1986) was a Canadian

After returning to Toronto in 1971, Stone became highly involved with his work as a teacher and his performance career virtually ceased for the remainder of the decade; although he remained active as a composer. He was appointed artist-in-residence at Centennial College, where he taught classes from 1972 to 1973. He was also appointed to the music faculty at Humber College in 1972, where he taught through 1975. In 1976 he joined the faculty of George Brown College (GBC), where he taught for just one year. He also taught at the Blue Mountain School of Music, a school affiliated with the GBC. From 1977 until his death in Toronto in 1986, Stone ran his own private studio where he taught improvisational theory and music composition. His only performances in the mid- to late 1970s were periodic ones with small jazz ensembles whose members consisted mainly of his students.^[1]

Discography

As sideman

With Bruce Cockburn

• In the Falling Dark (True North, 1976)
• Mummy Dust (True North, 1981)

With Duke Ellington

• New Orleans Suite (Atlantic, 1971)
• Collages (MPS/BASF, 1973)
• Up in Duke's Workshop (Pablo, 1979)
• The Private Collection Vol. 5 (LMR, 1987)
• New York New York (Storyville, 2008)

With others

• Ron Collier, North of the Border in Canada (Decca, 1969)
• Rob McConnell, Our Second Album (RCA Victor, 1969)
• Catherine McKinnon, Both Sides Now (Arc, 1968)
• Jonnie Bakan, "Duets 1984" (Zsan Records, 2021)

Solo Recording

• In Season Freddie Stone/ composer,flugelhorn, piano, Robert Minden Ensemble. PAF-101(Parasol Arts, 1986) Digital version reissued 2021 Zsan Records

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