Eddie Safranski
Edward "Eddie" Safranski (born December 25, 1918 in Pittsburgh , † January 10, 1974 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz bassist, best known for his time in the big band of Stan Kenton .
life and work
Safranski played the violin at the age of eight and later played the bass. In 1937 he worked with Marty Gregor , in 1941 with Hal McIntyre until 1945, then with Miff Mole and Stan Kenton (1945 to 1948) and Charlie Barnet (from 1948 to 1949). Since 1950 Safranski was mainly active as a studio musician for NBC in New York . There he also played with his own formations and accompanied Stan Getz (on his recordings for the record label Roost ), Dizzy Gillespie , Roy Eldridge , Nat King Cole and many other musicians. In 1951/52 he played with Benny Goodman . He has made records with Lennie Tristano , Sonny Berman , Kenton, Marian McPartland , the Metronome All-Stars (1946-47), Ella Fitzgerald , June Christy , Sarah Vaughan , Johnny Smith , Tony Perkins and Kai Winding throughout his career . From the end of the 1960s he also taught master classes and workshops and continued to play in various combos in the Los Angeles area until the end.
As a technically excellent soloist and solid accompanist, Safranski was one of the busiest studio musicians of the 1950s. From 1946 to 1953 he won the Down Beat Readers' Poll every year as a bass player.
Discographic notes
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- Mildred Bailey : The Blue Angel Years (Baldwin, 1944-49)
- Don Byas : 1945 ( Classics )
- Roy Eldridge: 1945-1947 (Classics)
- Nat King Cole: Jazz Encounters (Capitol, 1947-50)
- Stan Getz: The Complete Roost Recordings (Roost, 1950-54)
- Dizzy Gillespie: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings ( Bluebird , 1937-49)
- Stan Kenton: The Transcription Performances ( Hep , 1945–46)
- André Previn : Previn At Sunset ( Black Lion , 1945-46)
- Sarah Vaughan: The Divine Sarah Vaughan - The Columbia Years 1949-1953 ( Columbia )
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon ; Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1993
Web links
- Works by and about Eddie Safranski in the catalog of the German National Library
- Eddie Safranski at Allmusic (English)
annotation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Safranski, Eddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Safranski, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1974 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |