Larry Eanet
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Eanet (born February 15, 1931 in Washington, DC , † September 13, 2008 in Great Falls (Virginia) ) was an American jazz pianist and arranger .
Larry Eanet took piano lessons at the age of four and performed in local jazz clubs as a teenager. At the age of 14 he became a member of the Washington Musicians Union by posing as an 18-year-old. He studied music and literature at Harvard (graduating in 1952), then until 1956 medicine at George Washington University . He also appeared in the Washington jazz scene, a. a. in the Blues Alley , One Step Down and Kennedy Center clubs . From the early 1960s he worked full-time as a dermatologist at New York University. Upon his return to Washington in 1964, Eanet opened a practice in Rockville and played in the local jazz scene, among others. a. with Stan Getz , Cab Calloway , Chuck Redd , Jimmy Witherspoon , Buck Hill and Brooks Tegler . Recordings were made with Dizzy Gillespie ( One Night In Washington , 1955), Wild Bill Davison / Kenny Davern ( All the King of France Tavern , 1978) and Stephanie Nakasian ( Lullaby in Rhythm: In Tribute to June Christy , 2002).
After retiring from his main job in 1996, he appeared regularly in clubs and at local jazz festivals in the capital region. In 1983 Do It Again appeared , in septet ensemble a. a. with Billy Butterfield and Johnny Mince . In the tradition of Teddy Wilson and Nat King Cole , he recorded 27 piano solo tracks, which were released in 1997 as Piano Solos Vol. 1 & 2 ; he also presented the quartet album Sunset Stomp with Arbors . Eanet, who died in September 2008 at the age of 77 from complications from lung cancer, was involved in jazz as a pianist and arranger from 1955 to 2007 in 32 recording sessions.
The pianist is not to be confused with the Dixieland valve trombonist of the same name .
Web links
- Larry Eanet at Allmusic (English)
- Larry IONET at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Obituary in the Washington Post
- ↑ All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music, edited by Bogdanov, Vladimir, Woodstra, Chris, Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, p. 319
- ^ Donald Clarke: The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Penguin Books, 1998, p. 734
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eanet, Larry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eanet, Lawrence Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 2008 |
| Place of death | Great Falls, Virginia |