Biography
Bud Freeman's Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
Effective period / Period of releases: 1939 - 1983
Members: Pee Wee Russell, Leonard Gaskin, Bud Freeman, Jack Teagarden, Billy Butterfield, George Wettling, Pete Peterson, Max Kaminsky, Eddie Condon, Peanuts Hucko, Brad Gowans, Al Sidell, Danny Alvin, Clyde Newcomb, Dave Bowman, Gene Schroeder, Morey Feld
Jazz octet formed in 1939 by Bud Freeman; lasted until 1940. The name was revived in 1958 for Chicago / Austin High School Jazz In Hi-Fi, using some of the same personnel as the original group..