Eddie Costa
Edwin James "Eddie" Costa (born August 14, 1930 in Atlas , Pennsylvania , † July 28, 1962 in New York City , New York ) was an American pianist and vibraphone player of modern jazz .
Live and act
Eddie Costa received piano lessons, but is self-taught as a vibraphonist. He played with Tal Farlow , Kai Winding and Don Elliott in the early 1950s , had his own trio and worked with Woody Herman from 1958 to 1959. Costa made records with Bobby Jaspar , Mundell Lowe , Teo Macero , Herbie Mann , Hal McKusick , Oscar Pettiford , Joe Puma , Sal Salvador , Chuck Wayne and four albums under his own name. He has worked on several big band projects by Gunther Schuller , Ernie Wilkins , Michel Legrand , Harry Sweets Edison and Buck Clayton .
His collaboration with Bill Evans on the album Guys And Dolls Like Vibes in 1958 and his participation in the recordings of arranger Johnny Carisi on the Gil Evans album Into the Hot in 1961 will be remembered .
Eddie Costa is one of the crowd of young jazz musicians who, like Clifford Brown and Scott LaFaro, died in an accident at the start of a promising career and became legend.
Selection discography
As a leader
- Eddie Costa Quintet (1958) with Art Farmer , Phil Woods
- Guys And Dolls Likes Vibes (Coral / Verve, 1958) with Bill Evans, Wendell Marshall , Paul Motian
- Eddie Costa / Vinnie Burke Trio (Fresh Sound Records, 1956) with Nick Stabulas
- The Complete Trio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz, 1956) with Vinnie Burke, Wendell Marshall, Nick Stabulas, Paul Motian
- Eddie Costa & Sal Salvador Quartet - The Complete Studio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz, 1954–57) with Eddie Bert , Frank Socolow , Bill Crow , Joe Morello , Jimmy Campbell
As a sideman
- Ornette Coleman: Beauty Is a Rare Thing (Rhino, 1959-61)
- Gil Evans: Into the Hot (Impulse !, 1961)
- Tal Farlow: First Set (Xanadu, 1956), Jazz Masters 41 (Verve, 1952–56) / Finest Hour (Verve, 1952–56)
- Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Swings (Fresh Sound Rec., 1960)
- Michel Legrand: Legrand Jazz (Phillips, 1958)
- Hal McKusick: Triple Exposure (OJC, 1957)
- Herbie Mann: Yardbird Suite (Savoy, 1957)
- Oscar Pettiford: Discoveries (Savoy, 1952–57)
- Clark Terry: Mellow Moods (Prestige, 1961-62)
- Phil Woods: Young Woods (Fresh Sound Rec., 1956)
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988.
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 and 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Hans E. Petrick: Bill Evans. His life, his music, his records. Oreos, Schaftlach 1989.
- Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis. His life, his music, his records. Oreos, Schaftlach.
Web links
- Eddie Costa at Allmusic (English)
- American website about Eddie Costa
- Eddie Costa at Discogs (English)
Remarks
- ↑ The album was released in 1958 under the nominal direction of Costa on the Coral label and was long considered out of print.
- ↑ Into the Hot , under the nominal direction of Gil Evans, contains the three pieces Moon Taj, Barry's Tune and Angkor Wat by the orchestra of John Carisi, in which Costa also plays the piano and has a solo in Angkor Wat
- ↑ as a participant in the Gunther Schuller Ensemble
- ↑ Eddie Costa was involved in the recording of Jitterburg Waltz, 'Round Midnight, Wild Man Blues and Django ' in June 1958 ; Other players besides Davis and Coltrane were Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson , Herbie Mann, Barry Galbraith , Betty Glamann , Bill Evans, Paul Chambers and the drummer Kenny Dennis . The recordings first appeared on the French Columbia Records under the title Miles Davis - Facets , cf. Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis. P. 133
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Costa, Eddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Costa, Edwin James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlas , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1962 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |