Eddie Preston
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
- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse!, 1964)
- Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (Beppo, 1970)
- Pithycanthropus Erectus (America, 1971)
- Blue Bird (America, 1971)
- Charles Mingus with Orchestra (Columbia, 1971)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (Columbia, 1973)
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Prestige, 1974)
- Charles Mingus: Statements (Joker, 1977)
- Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (Sunnyside, 2006)
With others
- Count Basie, This Time by Basie! (Reprise, 1963)
- Sonny Criss, Slim Gaillard, Roy Porter Big Band, Black California (The Savoy Sessions) (Savoy 1976)
- Bill Doggett, The Right Choice (After Hours, 1991)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (Warner Bros. 1978)
- Archie Shepp, Attica Blues Big Band Live at the Palais Des Glaces (Blue Marge, 1979)
- Sonny Stitt, What's New!!! (Roulette, 1966)
- McCoy Tyner, Inner Voices (Milestone, 1978)
References
- Daytona Beach News Journal, June 26, 2009.
- Allmusic