Birth Chart
Don Friedman
Donald Ernest Friedman
Sun Taurus
Moon Gemini
Ascendant Cancer
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Taurus - 13°21' - in house 10/11
↣ Moon in Gemini - 07°18' - in house 11
↣ Mercury in Taurus - 21°53' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Gemini - 21°43' - in house 12
↣ Mars in Libra - 07°11' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ Jupiter in Scorpio - 19°06' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Pisces - 08°25' - in house 8/9
↣ Uranus in Taurus - 02°08' - in house 10
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 11°53' - in house 3 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 23°59' - in house 1
↣ North Node in Capricorn - 24°34' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Cancer - 28°54' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aries - 15°31' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Cancer - 13°09'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10/11
↣ Moon in house 11
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 12
↣ Mars in house 4
↣ Jupiter in house 5
↣ Saturn in house 8/9
↣ Uranus in house 10
↣ Neptune in house 3
↣ Pluto in house 1
↣ North Node in house 7
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (8°32' separating)
↣ Sun and Jupiter opposition (5°45' applying) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Saturn sextile (4°57' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune trine (1°27' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°12' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus parallel
↣ Moon and Mars trine (0°06' separating)
↣ Moon and Saturn square (1°06' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune square (4°36' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter opposition (2°47' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto sextile (2°07' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node trine (2°41' applying)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°58' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven opposition (8°19' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto trine (4°54' separating)
↣ Jupiter and North Node sextile (5°28' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant trine (5°57' applying)
↣ Saturn and Neptune opposition (3°29' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°45' separating)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant square (3°14' applying)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°16' separating)
↣ Pluto and North Node opposition (0°34' applying)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant conjunction (4°54' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant opposition (4°20' separating) antiparallel
Birth data
- Original name
- Donald Ernest Friedman
- Chart date
- 04/05/1935
- Chart time
- 10:20
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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San Francisco (CA), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 37°47' North · 122°25' West
- Time zone
- 08:00 West
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About
Don Friedman was an American jazz pianist and composer, active mainly from the 1950s onward. Trained between the classical repertoire and the bop idiom—with Bud Powell a major influence—he made his mark on the West Coast scene before settling in New York in 1958.
Over the course of his career he worked with important figures in both modern and traditional jazz, including Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Giuffre and Herbie Mann, and he was a member of Clark Terry’s big band. His versatility allowed him to move between avant‑garde experiments and more conventional ensembles.
As a leader he released A Day in the City (1961) and recorded albums that were well received by critics, earning awards in jazz publications. He also taught in New York and built an international audience, notably garnering admirers in Japan.
His work is remembered for its pianistic sensitivity and for serving as a bridge between different currents in American jazz from the 1960s onward.
