Eddie Bert (born May 16, 1922) is a bebop jazz trombonist born in Yonkers, New York
, USA.
His first job as a musician came in 1940 when he joined the
Sam Donahue Orchestra, and then joined
up with
Red Norvo in 1941, later
performing also with the bands of
Stan
Kenton and with
Benny Goodman's
bebop orchestra.
He also recorded extensively as a leader on various labels,
including
Savoy Records,
Trans-World,
Jazztone,
and
Discovery Records. Now in his
80s, Bert continues to play sold-out shows, and shows no sign of
slowing down.
Discography
- Red Norvo: Nuances By Norvo (Hep Records, 1938-42)
- Stan Kenton: 1947 (Classics)
- Chico O´Farrill: Cuban
Blues: The Chico O´Farrill Sessions (Verve, 1950-54)
- Charles Mingus: Mingus at the Bohemia (Debut, 1955)
- Charles Mingus: The Charles Mingus
Quintet & Max Roach (Debut, OJC, 1955)
- Frank Socolow: Sounds by Socolow (Bethlehem, 1956)
- J. J.
Johnson: Jay And Kai + 6/J J in
Person (Collectables, 1956-58)
- Chris Connor:
Sings The George Gershwin
Almanac Of Song (Atlantic
, 1957) with
Al Cohn, Herbie
Mann, Milt Jackson, Milt Hinton, Oscar
Pettiford, Hank Jones, Osie Johnson
- Michel Legrand: Legrand
Jazz (Philips, 1958)
- Thelonious Monk: At Town
Hall ( OJC, 1959)
- Charles Mingus: Pre Bird
(Mercury/Verve, 1960)
- Nat Pierce: The Ballad Of Jazz
Street (Hep 19619
- Charles Mingus: The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue
Note, 1962)
- Thelonious Monk: Big Band and Quartet in
Concert (Columbia, 1963)
- Stan Getz: Mickey One (Verve,
1965) with the Eddie Sauter
Orchestra
- Charles Mingus: Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert
(Columbia 1972)
- Eddie Bert: Walk on the Roots (Mothlight,
1985-'89)
- Gene Harris: Live at Town
Hall (Concord, 1989)
- Loren Schoenberg: Out of
this World (TBC 1997)
- Larry Gillespie and the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra:
Contour (Blue Lion Music, 1998)
- Ken Peplowski: The Last Swing
of the Century (Concord, 1998)
References
- Morton, Richard & Cook, Brian: The Penguin Guide To
Jazz on CD, Second Edition, 1994 & Sixth Edition, London,
Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-051521-6
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