Eddie Calhoun
Eddie Calhoun (* 13. November 1921 in Clarksdale , Mississippi ; † 27. January 1993 in Paradise Lake , Mississippi) was an American jazz - bassist .
Calhoun grew up in Chicago , where he began his career with the saxophonist Dick Davis (1947-49) and Ahmad Jamal (1951/52). He then worked in the bands of Horace Henderson (1952-54) and Johnny Griffin (1954), as a freelance musician with Roy Eldridge , Billie Holiday and Miles Davis . He was best known for his collaboration with Erroll Garner , which began in 1955 and lasted until 1966; Calhoun also took part in Garner's legendary Columbia live album Concert by the Sea in 1955 and went on numerous world tours with his trio. During this time he also worked on recordings of Willis Jackson .
After his time with Garner Calhoun played with the pianist and singer Norvel Reed (1967-68), then he ran a nightclub called Cal's Place in Chicago from 1972 to 1974 and directed a sextet with whom he performed at the Fantasy Club from 1975 to 1980 . From 1980 to 1986 he accompanied Lennie Capp , then he became a member of the Chicago All-Stars , with whom he also went on a European tour.
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- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
- James M. Doran, "Eddie Calhoun". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
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| SURNAME | Calhoun, Eddie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clarksdale , Mississippi , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1993 |
| Place of death | Paradise Lake , Mississippi , USA |