Eddy Bernard
"Eddie" or "Eddy" Bernard (actually Edouard Bernard, born February 18, 1927 , † February 15, 1984 ) was a French jazz pianist of swing , later modern jazz .
"Eddie" Bernard started playing the piano at the age of five and had classical piano lessons at the age of nine. Early influences were Fats Waller , Earl Hines and Erroll Garner . After the liberation of Paris in 1944 he played with the saxophonist Michel de Villers in the Badinage jazz club ; In 1945 he worked with Villers, Hubert Fol and Boris Vian . Then in 1946 Django Reinhardt brought him into his band; At his Blue Star Session on April 16, 1947, when the two tracks " Minor Blues " and " Peche à la Mouche " were recorded, Reinhardt added the piano to his sextet. Bernard then played with Alix Combelle , in 1949 with Sidney Bechet . In 1959 he performed with Claude Luter in Hamburg, in 1965 in Paris with Stuff Smith .
Selection discography
- Jazz In Paris: Saint-Germain-Des-Prs V.3 1946-1956 (EmArCy)
- Django Reinhardt: Bad luck à la Mouche . ( Verve , 1947-1953)
swell
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Alexander Schmitz: & Peter Maier Django Reinhardt . Oreos 1988
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001
- Boris Vian: All around at midnight. Writings, glosses and reviews on jazz . Vienna, Hannibal, 1990
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernard, Eddy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bernard, Eddie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1927 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1984 |