Name Eddie Johnson | Role Saxophonist | |
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Died April 7, 2010, Chicago, Illinois, United States Education Englewood Technical Prep Academy Music group Tympany Five (1947 – 1949) Similar People Louis Jordan, Bill Jennings, Wild Bill Davis, Charley Drayton, Bill Doggett | ||
Edwin Lawrence "Eddie" Johnson (December 11, 1920 – April 7, 2010) was an American jazz and blues tenor saxophonist. He was born in Napoleonville, Louisiana, United States.
In 1946, Johnson joined trumpeter Cootie Williams and His Orchestra, appearing on several Capitol and Majestic recordings, until leaving to join Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. He also played with Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. In 1981 and 1999 he released albums of new material, the latter on Delmark.
Discography
With James Moody
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