Jazz guitarist. Born September 6, 1925 in San Francisco into a musical family of Mexican heritage. “Our parents loved music and never objected to our following a musical career,” he says. Django Reinhardt was Eddie’s first inspiration, followed by Charlie Christian “ “He was the big one for electric guitar in a jazz band” “ Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney and Tal Farlow, who like Eddie, were known for their bright swinging melodicism. Although he did take a year of lessons, Eddie considers himself and “ear player.” “Music is this spiritual and intangible thing, and you’ve got to feel it coming out of you.” He was a professional at the age of 15, and in the heyday of the San Francisco bebop scene, he played and recorded with such Fantasy stars as Vince Guaraldi, Red Norvo, and Cal Tjader, as well as with Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, George Shearing, Earl “Fatha” Hines, Benny Goodman, Pearl Bailey and Barbara Streisand. In the 1980s, Eddie recorded three albums as a leader for Concord Jazz Records, two of them nominated for Grammy Awards. Eddie Duran died at his home in Sonoma, California on November 22, 2019, at the age of 94.
2017
Fresh Sound Records
CD, Comp, RM
2002
Progressive Records (2)
CD, Album, Comp
2000
Mad Eddie Records
CD
1985
1983
Concord Jazz
LP, Album
1982
1981
Famous Door
LP, Album
1979
Concord Jazz
LP, Album
1957
Concord Records
7", Promo
1997
2018
Omnivore Recordings, Omnivore Recordings
2xCD, Comp
2018
Acrobat
CD, Comp
2018
Universal Music
CD, Comp
2017
Documents, The Intense Media
10xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp
2017
Avid Jazz
2xCD, Comp
2016
The Intense Media, Documents
10xCD, Comp, RE + Box
2016
Fresh Sound Records
CD, Comp, Mono, RM
2014
Savanna Jazz Records
CD, Album
2012
Fresh Sound Records
CD, Comp, RM
2012
2011
Chrome Dreams
8xCD, Comp + Box
2011
VAG Publishing
2xCD, Album
2009
2006
D&D
CD, Album
2004
Nascente
2xCD, Comp
2003
2002
2001
2001
2001
1998
Concord Jazz
CD, Comp
1998
1996
Jazz Heritage
CD, Comp
1996
Concord Jazz
4xCD + Box, Album
1995
1995
1994
1993
Fantasy
CD, Comp, RM
1983
1982
1982
1981
1980
Eastworld
4xLP + Box
1980
1980
1977
African Heritage Records
LP, Album
1975
1975
1974
1973
1972
1972
1971
1969
1969
1968
Fantasy
LP
1968
1967
1964
1964
1963
1962
1961
1959
Karusell
7", EP
1959
Karusell
7", EP
1958
1958
1956
1956
1956
1956
1956
1955
Fantasy
7", EP, Mono
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sittin' In Records
CD, Album
1990
1983
Circle Records (3)
2xLP, Comp
1981
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