Biography

The second in what we hope will be a long line of, interesting and flavorful efforts by Fred Walker and Friends.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., Fred has been waiting for just the right time to jump onto the recording scene with his flavor of "Adult Contemporary Jazz". or "POP JAZZ" as he calls it. He has been playing around St. Louis for a lot of years... Paying his dues, (so to speak.) His Career started many, many years ago as a snot nosed kid at St. Leos' grade school (1950) where he was offered an opportunity to take lessons at the old Ludwig Music House in downtown St.Louis. He chose the saxophone.

He was introduced to jazz through his Uncle Eddie who was always listening to the Old Cats Moody, Miles, Dizzy, Parker, Rollins, Stitt and so on. Fred became hooked on Stan Getz, the Dave Brubeck/ Paul Desmond collaboration and the so-called West Coast Jazz stylings of Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan and others of that time. Freds' stylings are influenced by GIANTS in the field, including: Fathead Newman, Maceo Parker, Wilton Felder, Cannonball Adderly, Gene Jughead Ammons, and many others too numerous to mention. Fred is currently working with the Cover band: Mystic Voyage, playing wedding receptions, private parties, and at local clubs.