About Eddie Safranski
Lived 1918 – 1974 (aged 55). Eddie Safranski was an American jazz musician, composer and musician.
Eddie Safranski (December 25, 1918 – January 10, 1974) was an American jazz double bassist, composer and arranger who worked with Stan Kenton. He also worked with Tony Bennett, Charlie Barnet, Benny Goodman and Bobby Darin. From 1946 to 1953 he won the Down Beat Readers' Poll for bassist.
Biography A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States,
Discography As sideman Tony Bennett, The Beat of My Heart (Columbia, 1957) Tony Bennett, Just One of Those Things (Harmony, 1969) Sonny Berman, Beautiful Jewish Music (Onyx, 1973) Barney Bigard, Clarinet Gumbo (RCA, 1976) John Cacavas, Sound Spectrum for Orchestra (Murbo, 1963) Bobby Darin, That's All (Atco, 1959) Don Elliott & Rusty Dedrick, Counterpoint for Six Valves (Riverside, 1959) Stan Getz, The Complete Roost Recordings (Blue Note, 1997) Dizzy Gillespie, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1995) Sammy Herman, Something Old...and Something New (Everest, 1959) Dick Hyman, Gigi (MGM, 1958) J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding, Jay and Kai (Savoy 1955) Stan Kenton, The Uncollected 1945–1947 Vol. 5 (Hindsight, 1980) Hal McIntyre, The Uncollected Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra 1943–1946 (Hindsight, 1981) Billy Maxted, Plays Hi Fi Keyboards (Cadence, 1955) Anthony Perkins, On a Rainy Afternoon (RCA Victor, 1958) Andre Previn, Previn at Sunset (Polydor, 1972) Hymie Shertzer, All the King's Saxes (Disneyland, 1958) Johnny Smith, Moonlight in Vermont ( (Roost, 1956) Joe Venuti, Joe Venuti and the Blue Five (From the Jazz Vault, 1979) Cootie Williams, Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1958)
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Who was Eddie Safranski?
American musician (1918–1974)
When was Eddie Safranski born?
Eddie Safranski was born on 25 December 1918 in Pittsburgh.
When did Eddie Safranski die?
Eddie Safranski died on 10 January 1974 in Los Angeles.
What was Eddie Safranski's occupation?
Eddie Safranski was a jazz musician, composer and musician.
What nationality was Eddie Safranski?
Eddie Safranski was American.
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