Name Eddie Durham | Role Guitarist | |
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Died March 6, 1987, New York City, New York, United States Music groups Glenn Miller Orchestra, Kansas City Six, Oklahoma City Blue Devils Albums Glenn Miller Greatest, In the Christmas Mood, The Essential Glenn Mil, In the Digital Mood, Miller Sound Lives For Similar People Count Basie, Walter Page, Freddie Green, Bennie Moten, Buck Clayton | ||
Eddie durham hittin the bottle
Eddie Durham (19 August 1906 – 6 March 1987) was an African American musician who pioneered the use of the electric guitar in jazz. He was a guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger for the orchestras of Benny Moten, Jimmie Lunceford, and Count Basie. With Edgar Battle he composed "Topsy", which was recorded by Count Basie and became a hit for Benny Goodman. In 1938 Durham co-wrote "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", with Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler.
Contents
- Eddie durham hittin the bottle
- Kings of jazz guitar 01 countless blues freddie green eddie durham
- Pioneer on the electric guitar
- As leader
- As sideman
- Selected arrangements
- References
Kings of jazz guitar 01 countless blues freddie green eddie durham
Pioneer on the electric guitar
From 1929, Durham started experimenting to enhance the sound of his guitar using resonators and megaphones. In 1935 he was the first to record an electrically amplified guitar with Jimmie Lunceford in 'Hittin' The Bottle' that was recorded in New York for the Decca label.
As leader
As sideman
