Eddie Preston (May 9, 1925 – June 22, 2009) was an American

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trumpeter. He was born in

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and died in

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. Preston began playing in

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s after

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, and did stints with Lionel Hampton (1955–56),

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(1959), Louis Jordan (1960–61), Duke Ellington (1962), and

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

(1963). He played with Charles Mingus between 1963 and 1965 and again in 1969–72, with the time in between spent freelancing with musicians such as Sonny Stitt and Frank Foster. He played again with Ellington in 1971 and then did some work as a leader, as well as working with

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in 1977 and

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in 1979. Scott Yanow, Eddie Prestonat

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Discography

As sideman

With Duke Ellington * ''The London Concer''t (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) * ''

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'' (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 *

, '' This Time by Basie!'' (Reprise, 1963) *

Sonny Criss William "Sonny" Criss (23 October 1927 – 19 November 1977) was an American jazz musician. An alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker. Biography William Criss wa ...

, Slim Gaillard, Roy Porter Big Band, ''Black California (The Savoy Sessions)'' (Savoy 1976) *

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, ''The Right Choice'' (After Hours, 1991) *

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, ''Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real'' (Warner Bros. 1978) *

, ''Attica Blues Big Band Live at the Palais Des Glaces'' (Blue Marge, 1979) * Sonny Stitt, '' What's New!!!'' (Roulette, 1966) *

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gram ...

, ''Inner Voices'' (Milestone, 1978)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Preston, Eddie American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters 1925 births 2009 deaths Musicians from Dallas Duke Ellington Orchestra members People from Palm Coast, Florida American male jazz musicians 20th-century American male musicians