Today we remember and celebrate the life of Freddy Rodriguez Sr.
Born 2/9/1931, the world lost Freddy to covid-19 on March 25, he was 89 years old.
“Being a Mexican-American and Chicano, his musical background and interests went not just to jazz but all the music he was around,” said KUVO’s General Manager Carlos Lando. “If the music moved you, Freddy would lock in the groove and just go from there. He did not have any pretensions about whether something is or isn’t jazz.”
“The Chicano Jazzman”
Miles Davis was there for, “ The Birth of the Cool”,
but Freddy Rodriguez was borne cool.