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Jon Eardley was an American jazz trumpeter. He was born on September 30, 1928, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and passed away on April 1, 1991. Eardley gained recognition for his distinctive trumpet playing style and his contributions to the bebop and cool jazz movements.
During the 1950s, Eardley emerged as a prominent figure in the jazz scene. He worked with several renowned musicians, including Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, and Art Farmer. Eardley was a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and appeared on some of Mulligan's notable recordings.
Eardley recorded several albums as a leader, including "Hey There" (1955) and "In Hollywood" (1957). He showcased his melodic improvisation and lyrical approach to trumpet playing on these records. Although he never achieved the same level of fame as some of his contemporaries, Eardley's contributions to the jazz genre are highly regarded by fans and fellow musicians.
Jon Eardley: Horn A-Plenty
Yesterday I posted on a new Chet Baker streaming album with flugelhornist Jon Eardley and alto saxophonist Bob Mover. Many of you asked about Eardley, so today, let's give a look and listen. His pointed, crisp style and moody feel on ballads was favored by a long list of top jazz leaders, most notably Gerry Mulligan, ...
Gerry Mulligan: The Emarcy Sextet Recordings
by C. Andrew Hovan
While there are many reasons why the cool jazz movement on the west coast was a somewhat short-lived era, one of the key aspects of its quiet demise was the decidedly harder-edged music coming out of New York at about the same time period. Back around 1955, hard bop was making its ascendency and this might ...
Gerry Mulligan / J.J. Johnson / Sarah Vaughan / Misha Mengelberg & Piet Noordijk: Live At Concertgebouw
by David Rickert
The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam was a stop for quite a few notable jazz musicians during the 1950s and '60s, and for the past few years the Dutch Jazz Archive has released a concert from their archive at the rate of one per year. Judging by what has been released, it seems that many of these musicians ...