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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Discografía
17 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Complete Jazz Series 1937 - 1941
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 29 jun. 2009
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Master Tape Records el 2 jul. 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
Jazz manouche - Editado por Naxos el 24 ene. 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 - Editado por Dotted Eighth Records el 28 may. 2013
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Dark Angel of the Violin
Jazz - Editado por Shellac Revival el 25 ago. 2020
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The Dark Angel of the Violin
Jazz - Editado por Shellac Revival el 25 ago. 2020
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Eddie South Selected Favorites
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 20 jun. 2006
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Complete Jazz Series 1923 - 1937
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 29 jun. 2009
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Eddie South's These Things You Left Me
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 25 jun. 2006
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Eddie South Selected Favorites
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 20 jun. 2006
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1937-1941 (HD Remastered)
Jazz vocal - Editado por Reborn recordings el 1 abr. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Dark Angel of the Fiddle
World music - Editado por Milestones Records el 6 sep. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
1923-1937 (HD Remastered)
Jazz vocal - Editado por Reborn recordings el 1 abr. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo