Ed Leddy

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Edward H. "Ed" Leddy Jr. (* around 1930 ; † July 4, 2006 in Wayne (New Jersey) ) was an American jazz musician ( trumpet ).

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Leddy came from a family of entrepreneurs who owned Leddy Fuel and Oil Co. in Hillsdale. Ed Leddy attended Westwood High School. While still at school, he received an offer to become a trumpeter in the Charlie Spivak Orchestra, which was performing at the Paramount Theater in New York City. During his military service he was a soloist in an army band; then he was first trumpeter with the National Symphony in Washington, DC In the following years he played in the Les and Larry Elgart Orchestra; he also accompanied Charlie Parker ( One Night in Washington ) and Bud Powell in the Joe Timer Orchestra in 1953 . In 1955 he played with Dizzy Gillespie and then moved to the west coast to work as lead trumpeter with Stan Kenton and from 1956 also with Maynard Ferguson . He was also involved in the recording of numerous West Coast jazz musicians , such as Richie Kamucaa / Bill Holman ( Jazz Erotica , 1957), Gerry Mulligan , Conte Candoli , Marty Paich , Med Flory , Mel Lewis , Don Fagerquist , Lennie Niehaus , Red Norvo , Shorty Rogers , Johnny Mandel , Howard Rumsey 's Lighthouse All Stars and on recordings by Ella Fitzgerald , Patti Page , Nat King Cole , Ann Richards , June Christy and Frank Sinatra . He was also active in the film studios, to be heard for example in the film music for Funny Face . In the field of jazz he was involved in 71 recording sessions between 1953 and 1958.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Edward H. Leddy Jr. obituary. Legacy.com, July 9, 2006, accessed November 14, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 14, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Leddy, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leddy, Edward H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH around 1930
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 2006
Place of death Wayne (New Jersey)