Eddie Miller (jazz saxophonist)

Eddie Miller ( born June 23, 1911 in New Orleans as Edward Raymond Müller, † April 1, 1991 in Philadelphia ) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and singer of old-time jazz and swing.

Eddie Miller began in 1927 as a professional musician in New Orleans. His first recordings were from 1930. He worked from 1930 in the big band of Ben Pollack and subsequently as a soloist until they disbanded in 1942 in the Bob Crosby, who took Pollack's band in 1934. In the Crosby band joined Miller in 1941 as a singer of blues number " I Was Only a Dream" ( Kokomo Arnold) in appearance.

Miller was also, from 1935, member of the " Bobcats " by Bob Crosby. After the time at Crosby, he had a short time their own band ( with singer Ray Eberle ), before he was drafted into the army; he was soon dismissed it due to illness. He settled in Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician at 20th Century Fox. In 1940 he was one of the Metronome All - Stars with Harry James, Jack Teagarden, Benny Carter, Charlie Christian and Gene Krupa. At Capitol he had 1944 sessions of the Capitol Jazzmen with Shorty Sherock, Barney Bigard, Pete Johnson with the singer Peggy Lee. He worked next to it again and again with their own groups; Mid-1940s, played in his formations, inter alia, Harry Babasin, Pete Daily, Nappy Lamare, Artie Shapiro and Nick Fatool. In 1947 he played in the backing band of the R & B singer Jeese Price. From the 1950s until the 1980s, he joined the Reunions Crosby on tape and worked from 1967 to 1976 with Pete Fountain in New Orleans. Miller was active until the 1980s; In 1987 he took up with Nick Fatool.

Miller also wrote, among others, the jazz standard "Slow Mood" ( after processing by Johnny Mercer known as " Lazy Mood" ).

In 1998, he was inducted into the Big Band Jazz Hall of Fame.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • Swinging Tenors - Bud Freeman / Eddie Miller ( Affinity, 1944-47 ( Miller ) and 1953 ( Freeman ) )
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