Eddie Pawl
Eddie Pawl (born August 14, 1928 as Edward Pawlega ; † November 20, 2013 in New Baltimore , Michigan ) was an American businessman who emerged mainly as an amateur musician ( saxophone , clarinet ) in the jazz field .
Pawl first learned to play the violin before switching to woodwind instruments . He first played in local clubs; during the Korean War , he spent his military service until 1953 in the army band of counterintelligence . During this time he also performed with musicians such as Bob Strong , Pete Fountain , Claude Thornhill , Stan Kenton and Elliot Lawrence . In the 1970s he led his own bands with local musicians ( Eddie Pawl's Continental Lanes ) in the Detroit metropolitan area . In the field of jazz he recorded five live albums under his own name between 1970 and 1974, which he later released. In his main job he worked from 1953 in Roseville (Michigan) as the owner of various cafes, supper clubs, bowling alleys and golf courses; one of these ventures was the Lido of the Lake , where his album Eddie Pawl Live at the Lido was made. Most recently he lived in New Baltimore (Michigan) on Lake St. Clair , where he died in November 2013 at the age of 85.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b obituary (English)
- ^ Announcement of death
- ↑ a b Portrait of Continental Lanes and Eddie Pawl ( Memento from March 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ See announcement in Down Beat , Volume 30 (1963), page 88
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 23, 2013)
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| SURNAME | Pawl, Eddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pawlega, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1928 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th November 2013 |
| Place of death | New Baltimore (Michigan) |