Al Dreares

Alfred Dreares II (January 4, 1927 – November 17, 2011) was an American jazz drummer.

Early life
Dreares was born in Key West, Florida, on January 4, 1927. He was a childhood friend of Fats Navarro, and studied at Hartnett Conservatory in New York City on the advice of his father, a trumpeter.

Later life and career
He played early in his career in the bands of Paul Williams, and with Teddy Charles in 1955. The next year he played with Charles Mingus. In 1957 he recorded with Freddie Redd and worked with Kenny Burrell; 1958 saw him with Gigi Gryce, and 1959 with Phineas Newborn. He also led his own bands from the late 1950s.

Other credits include recordings with Mal Waldron and Julian Euell, and Bennie Green.

As sideman
With Bennie Green With Freddie McCoy With Freddie Redd With Frank Strozier With Mal Waldron With Randy Weston
 * Walkin' & Talkin' (Blue Note, 1959)
 * Bennie Green (Time, 1960)
 * Listen Here (Prestige, 1968)
 * San Francisco Suite (Riverside, 1957)
 * March of the Siamese Children (Jazzland, 1962)
 * Left Alone (Bethlehem, 1959)
 * Les Nuits de la Negritude (Powertree, 1964)
 * Sweet Love, Bitter (Impulse!, 1967)
 * Jazz à la Bohemia (Riverside, 1956)

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