Jon Eardley
Jon Eardley (born September 30, 1928 in Altoona , Pennsylvania , † April 1, 1991 in Verviers , Belgium ) was an American jazz trumpeter who was active in Europe for a long time.
Eardley began playing the trumpet at the age of eleven. From 1946 to 1949 he was a member of a band in the US Air Force. Then he played with Buddy Rich and Gene Williams . In 1954 he appeared with Phil Woods in New York, on whose prestige albums such as Pot Pie he participated. He was best known for his collaboration with Gerry Mulligan in his piano-less quartet and sextet between 1954 and 1957.
In 1963 he moved to Belgium, 1969 to Germany, where he a. a. played in the WDR radio dance orchestra and in Harald Banters WDR - Media Band . He taught at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne . In Cologne he also performed with Chet Baker .
Discography
- In Hollywood with Larry Bunker , Pete Jolly , Red Mitchell , 1954
- Hey, There with Teddy Kotick , JR Monterose , Nick Stabulas , George Syran , 1955
- The Jon Eardley Seven with Milt Gold , Teddy Kotick, Zoot Sims , Nick Stabulas, George Syran, Phil Woods, 1956
- Nameley Me with Peter King , John Taylor , Ron Mathewson , Mickey Roker , 1977
- Stablemates with Al Haig , Art Subjects , Daryl Runswick , Allan Ganley , 1977
- Chet Baker Live at Club Salt Peanuts Köln Germany, Volumes 1 & 2 (with Bob Mover , Dennis Luxion , Rocky Knauer , Burkhart Ruckert; Circle Records ) 1981
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
Web links
- Jon Eardley at Allmusic (English)
- Interview (1978) ( Memento from May 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eardley, Jon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altoona |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1991 |
| Place of death | Verviers |