Esmond Edwards
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Esmond Edwards (October 29, 1927
Biography
His parents, Lucille and Moses Edwards were natives of Kingston, Jamaica.[1] Edwards was born in Nassau, Bahamas while his father was on a work assignment there.[1] Living for a short time in New York City, they returned to Kingston where they resided until eventually leaving their two sons in the care of a family member. After the death of his brother, Noel, Edwards joined his parents in New York City where they lived in Harlem[1] and Washington Heights for many years.
Edwards was educated in New York City schools, including Frederick Douglass (J.H.S.139), Stuyvesant High School and City College of New York. He studied radiography at the Jersey City Medical Center, and while working there pursued an avid interest in photography and music.[1] Using his years of piano lessons as a background, he began creating jazz compositions in his teen years, and ultimately combined his creativity in music and photography into a very prolific and successful career.
Edwards' photographic work has been displayed in New York's Lincoln Center Jazz Archives, in galleries abroad, as well as The New York Times Magazine and Photography.[1]
Edwards worked in various venues of the jazz and
but was also a noted record producer, composer and arranger.Edwards was awarded several gold and platinum records with many outstanding artists in the jazz and blues world, including
Edwards received a nomination for a
Edwards died from cancer in Santa Barbara, California on January 20, 2007, at the age of 79.[1]
Discography
As sideman
- Brass Fever, Time Is Running Out (ABC Impulse!, 1976)
- Sonny Criss, The Joy of Sax (ABC Impulse!, 1976)
- Bo Diddley, Big Bad Bo (Chess, 1974)
- John Handy, Carnival (ABC Impulse!, 1977)
- Gene Harris, Nature's Way (JAM, 1984)
- Jimmy Ponder, Illusions (ABC Impulse!, 1976)
- Reuben Wilson, Got to Get Your Own (Cadet, 1975)[3]
References
External links
- Ctsimages.com
- Obituary at All About Jazz
- Goldberg, Joe. Red Garland Trio at the Prelude [liner notes]. Prestige Records. 2PRCD 24295-2