Description
TitleEddie Durham oral history interview
IntervieweeDurham, Eddie
InterviewerDance, Stanley
InterviewerDance, Helen
Date Created1978-10
Genreoral histories
Genreinterviews
Note(s)Eddie Durham (1906-1987) was an American trombonist, guitarist, and arranger. He began his career as part of the Durham Brothers Band playing minstrel shows. During the late 1920s played with a number of mid-West bands including Walter Page’s Blue Devils. Durham joined the Bennie Moten Orchestra in 1929 playing trombone, guitar and contributing arrangements (1932) that foreshadowed the Swing Era. He moved to New York in 1934 where he worked for Willie Bryant as a staff arranger, then joined Jimmie Lunceford (1935) playing trombone and soloing on an early prototype amplified guitar. As a member of Count Basie’s band (1937-38) Durham participated in a series of small ensemble recordings and became the first to record jazz electric guitar solos on record. As an arranger, he prepared arrangements for Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller, among others. He also founded his own big band in 1940 and directed an all-girl band. He continued arranging and playing throughout the decades of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Note(s)Helen Dance begins interviewing on p. 226
Note(s)Audio exists for Tape 2, Side 2, but there is no transcript available. After page 266, there are three tracks on disc 7 that have no matching transcript pages.
Table of ContentsPage numbers here indicate page numbers for "Read Online" interface. Page numbers listed on transcripts may differ.
Audio exists for Tape 2, Side 2, but there is no transcript available.
Tape 1 Side 1...pp. 1-48
Tape 1 Side 2...pp. 48-91
Tape 2 Side 1...pp. 92-133
Tape 2 Side 2...No Transcript
Tape 3 Side 1...pp. 133-165
Tape 3 Side 2...pp. 166-206
Tape 4 Side 1...pp. 206-257
Tape 4 Side 2...pp. 258-267
CollectionJazz Oral History Project
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute for Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlaceWashington, D.C.
