Freeman died on April 1 at the age of 97, just days before a scheduled performance at the iconic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in honor of his upcoming 98th birthday, per the Chicago Sun-Times.

who died Monday at age 97 — just a few days shy of gigs he was supposed to play at the Green Mill to celebrate his 98th birthday. Mr. Freeman was a Chicago legend in the genre, and part of a ...