Eddie South
One of the top violinists of the pre-bop era, Eddie South was a brilliant technician who, were it not for the universal racism of the time, would probably have been a top classical violinist. A child prodigy, South graduated from the Chicago Musical College. Since classical positions were not open to Black violinists in the 1920s, South learned to play jazz (helped out by Darnell Howard). In the early to mid-'20s, he worked in Chicago with Jimmy Wade's Syncopators, Charles Elgar, and Erskine Tate. South's 1928 visit to Europe (where he studied at the Paris Conservatoire) made a deep impression on the violinist, particularly his visit to Budapest; later on, he would often utilize gypsy melodies as a basis for jazz improvising. In 1931, South returned to Chicago, where his regular band included the young bassist Milt Hinton. In 1937, he visited Paris and had the opportunity to record with Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. However, South never really had a major breakthrough commercially in his career. He did work on radio and television, but spent most of his life in relative obscurity, gigging in New York, Los Angeles, and especially Chicago. Eddie South's early recordings (covering the years from 1927 to 1941) have been reissued on a pair of Classics CDs. In later years he recorded for Chess and Mercury, and also made a final set released by Trip.
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The Best of Django Reinhardt
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Rex Stewart And His Feetwarmers, Eddie South, Bill Coleman, Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Essential am 25.05.2016
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Complete Jazz Series 1937 - 1941
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 29.06.2009
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 02.07.2021
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Swingin with Django (1937) (Reinhardt, Vol. 4)
Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Eddie South, Paul Cordonnier, Hot Club De France Quintet
Gypsy-Jazz - Erschienen bei Naxos am 24.01.2004
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Eddie South Plays Jazz Violin: The Greatest Hits of the Dark Angel of the Fiddle
Eddie South, Eddie South & His Alabamians, Eddie South & His International Orchestra
Jazz - Erschienen bei Dotted Eighth Records am 28.05.2013
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Eddie's Blues
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Rooster Records am 18.06.2014
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The Dark Angel of the Violin
Jazz - Erschienen bei Shellac Revival am 25.08.2020
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Dark Angel of the Violin
Jazz - Erschienen bei Shellac Revival am 25.08.2020
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Daphne
Eddie South, Stéphane Grappelli
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Rooster Records am 18.06.2014
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I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Rooster Records am 17.06.2014
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Eddie South Selected Favorites
Jazz - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 20.06.2006
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Complete Jazz Series 1923 - 1937
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 29.06.2009
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Eddie South's These Things You Left Me
Jazz - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 25.06.2006
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Eddie South Selected Favorites
Jazz - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 20.06.2006
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Blues for the Birds
Jazz - Erschienen bei Don't stop the music am 17.05.2023
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Somebody Loves Me
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Rooster Records am 17.06.2014
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Dinah
Eddie South, Stéphane Grappelli
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Rooster Records am 18.06.2014
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