Edgar Hayes

Junius Edgar Hayes ( * May 23, 1904 in Lexington, Kentucky, † June 28 1979 in San Bernardino, California ) was an American jazz pianist and band leader.

Edgar Hayes studied at Fisk and Wilberforce University and played from 1931 to 1936 with the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. From 1937 to 1940 he led his own swing group with which he made in 1938 toured Europe. His backing musicians included, inter alia, Earl Bostic, Kenny Clarke, Curtis Counce, Buddy Collette, Teddy Bunn, Buster Bailey and Jimmy Archey. 1938 also played briefly in the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra of Hayes. In later years, Edgar Hayes played up in the 1970s in clubs in California.

Auswahldiskographie

  • Edgar Hayes: 1937-1938 ( Classics ); 1938-1948 ( Classics )
Lexington (Kentucky) Chronological Classics Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton (Scottish writer)
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