Jon Eardley
American jazz trumpeter
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::summary American jazz trumpeter ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jon Eardley |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| birth_date | 30 September 1928 |
| birth_place | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Lambermont, Verviers, Belgium |
| genre | Jazz |
| occupation | Musician |
| instrument | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
| label | Prestige, Spotlite |
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| name = Jon Eardley | image = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_date = 30 September 1928 | birth_place = Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | death_date = | death_place = Lambermont, Verviers, Belgium | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician | instrument = Trumpet, flugelhorn | years_active = | label = Prestige, Spotlite
Jon Eardley (30 September 1928 – 1 April 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
Life and career
Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Eardley first started on trumpet at the age of 11; his father played in Paul Whiteman's orchestra. From 1946 to 1949 Eardley played in an Air Force band in Washington, D.C., then led with his own quartet in D.C. from 1950 to 1953.
He moved to New York City in 1953, playing with Phil Woods (1954), Gerry Mulligan (1954–57), and Hal McIntyre (1956). Following this he returned to his hometown and played there until 1963, when he moved to Belgium. In 1969 he moved to Cologne, Germany, playing there with and Chet Baker and working through the 1980s. The last years before death he played in the WDR Big Band Cologne, Germany. He died in Lambermont, near Verviers, Belgium.
Discography
As leader
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| Year recorded | Title | Label | Year released | Personnel/Notes |
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| 1954 | Jon Eardley in Hollywood | New Jazz | 1955 | title=Jon Eardley – From Hollywood To New York |
| 1955 | Hey There, Jon Eardley! | Prestige | 1955 | Quintet, with Eardley (trumpet), J. R. Monterose (tenor sax), George Syran (piano), Teddy Kotick (bass), Nick Stabulas (drums); 10" LP, reissued together with Jon Eardley in Hollywood as From Hollywood to New York (Prestige, 1990) |
| 1956 | The Jon Eardley Seven | Prestige | 1956 | Septet, with Eardley (trumpet), Milt Gold (trombone), Phil Woods (alto sax), Zoot Sims (tenor sax), George Syran (piano), Teddy Kotick (bass), Nick Stabulas (drums) |
| 1977 | Namely Me | Spotlite | 1979 | Quintet, with Eardley (trumpet, flugelhorn), Peter King (alto sax), John Taylor (piano), Ron Mathewson (bass), Mickey Roker (drums) |
| 1977 | Stablemates – with Al Haig | Spotlite | 1979 | Quintet, with Eardley (trumpet, flugelhorn), Art Themen (tenor sax), Al Haig (piano), Daryl Runswick (bass), Allan Ganley (drums) |
| 1977 | Two of a Kind – with Mick Pyne | Spotlite | 1977 | Duo, with Eardley (flugelhorn), Mick Pyne (piano) |
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As sideman
With Gerry Mulligan
- California Concerts (Pacific Jazz, 1955)
- Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (EmArcy, 1955)
- Mainstream of Jazz (EmArcy, 1956)
- A Profile of Gerry Mulligan (Mercury, 1959)
With others
- Teo Macero, What's New? (Columbia, 1956)
- J. R. Monterose, Body and Soul (Munich, 1970)
- Airto Moreira, Misa Espiritual: Airto's Brazilian Mass (Harmonia Mundi, 1983)
- Charlie Parker, Apartment Jam Sessions (Zim, 1977)
- Manfred Schoof, Reflections (Mood, 1984)
- Zoot Sims, Choice (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
References
References
- [[Scott Yanow]], [{{Allmusic
- Frederick A. Beck, "Jon Eardley". ''[[The New Grove. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz]]''.
- "Jon Eardley – From Hollywood To New York".
- "Zoot Sims Discography".
- "Jon Eardley – Namely Me".
- "Jon Eardley / Al Haig – Stablemates".
- "Jon Eardley / Mick Pyne – Two Of A Kind".
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