Eddie Preston

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Eddie Preston (May 9, 1925 – June 22, 2009[1]) was an American jazz trumpeter.

He was born in

Dallas, Texas and died in Palm Coast, Florida
.

Preston began playing in

Roland Kirk in 1977 and Archie Shepp in 1979.[2]

Discography

As sideman

With Duke Ellington

  • The London Concert (United Artists, 1972)
  • The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (Fantasy, 1975)
  • The Ellington Suites (Pablo, 1976)
  • Up in Duke's Workshop (Pablo, 1979)
  • Recollections of the Big Band Era (Atlantic, 1982)
  • The Private Collection: Volume 4 Studio Sessions New York 1963 (LMR, 1987)
  • The Private Collection: Volume 10 Studio Sessions (Saja 1989)
  • Never-Before-Released Recordings 1965-1972 (Musicmasters 1991)

With Lionel Hampton

  • A Song of the Vineyard/Shalom Shalom (Clef, 1955)
  • Lionel Hampton Big Band (Clef, 1955)
  • Midnight Sun/Airmail Special (Clef, 1955)

With Charles Mingus

With others

References

  1. Daytona Beach News Journal
    , June 26, 2009.
  2. Allmusic