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Eddie Condon

Albert Edwin Condon, better known as Eddie Condon, (16 November 1904–4 August 1973) was a jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in the so-called Chicago school of early jazz, he also played piano and sang on occasion. Condon was born in Goodland, Indiana. After some time playing ukulele, he switched to banjo and was a professional musician by 1921. He was based in Chicago for most of the 1920s, and played with such jazz notables as Bix Beiderbecke. In 1928 Condon moved to New York City. He frequently arranged jazz sessions for various record labels, sometimes playing with the artists he brought to the recording studios, including Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller. He played with the band of Red Nichols for a time. Later, from 1938 he had a long association with Milt Gabler''s Commodore Records. From the late 1930s on he was a regular at the Manhattan jazz club Nick''s. The sophisticated variation on Dixieland music which Condon and his colleagues created there came to be nicknamed "Nixieland." By this time, his regular circle of musical associates included Wild Bill Davison, Bobby Hackett, Edmond Hall and Pee Wee Russell. Condon also did a series of jazz radio broadcasts from New York''s Town Hall during 1944-45 which were nationally popular. These recordings survive, and have been issued on the Jazzology label. From 1945 through 1967 he ran his own New York jazz club, Eddie Condon''s. In the 1950s Condon recorded a sequence of classic albums for Columbia Records. In 1948 his autobiography We Called It Music was published. The book has many interesting and entertaining anecdotes about musicians Condon worked with. Eddie Condon''s Treasury of Jazz (1956) was a collection of articles by various writers co-edited by Condon and Richard Gehman.Eddie Condon toured and appeared at jazz festivals through to 1971. He died in New York City.

		Tempo King We have here two mysteries: who was Tempo King, and who was Queenie Ada Rubin? Brian Rust's ... more .. Timeless Records Label Catalog No: 1-002 On Sale $15.95
		Tiger Rag and All that Jazz Eddie Condon was both a musician and an impresario. He took fine musicians and melded them into ... more .. Mighty Quinn Label Catalog No: 1105 On Sale $15.95
		A Salute to Eddie Condon This CD is a result of a concert tour in Northern Germany arranged for by Manfred Selchow and ... more .. Nagel Heyer Records Label Catalog No: 004 On Sale $15.95
		Jazz As It Should Be Played This little-known LP would be worth picking up if only for the occasionally hilarious ... more .. Jazzology Records Label Catalog No: 50 On Sale $15.99
		Dixieland All-stars Some but not all of Eddie Condon's studio recordings for Decca are included on this single CD. ... more .. Grp Records Label Catalog No: GRP637 On Sale $14.95
		His Best Recordings 1928-46 ersonnel includes: Eddie Condon (vocals, guitar, banjo); Jack Teargarden (vocals, trombone); ... more .. Best of Jazz Records Label Catalog No: BOJ4066 On Sale $15.95
		Eddie Condon & Friends The 23 radio transcriptions on Eddie Condon and Friends were recorded in 1943-1944 for the World ... more .. Drg Records Label Catalog No: DRG4118 On Sale $14.95
		Chicago Style: Original Mono Recordings Personnel includes: Eddie Condon (guitar, banjo); Frank Teschemacher, Joe Sullivan, Gene ... more .. Asv Records Label Catalog No: ASV5192 On Sale $11.95
		The Classic Sessions 1928-1949 "Jazz only asks for two things-the respect accorded other forms of art and a chance to be ... more .. Jsp Records Label Catalog No: JSP906 On Sale $29.95
		Bixieland/ Treasury of Jazz (Treasury Of Jazz) Just about the time this album is sprung on the public, bookstores ... more .. Collectables Records Label Catalog No: COL7525 On Sale $15.95
		Jam Session Coast to Coast/ Jammin'' at Condon (Jam Session Coast To Coast) These studio jam sessions are the result of a casual conversation ... more .. Collectables Records Label Catalog No: COL7526 On Sale $15.95
		Midnight in Moscow/ the Roaring Twenties These records may be among the best ever produced under the Condon regime (1905-1958). Part of ... more .. Collectables Records Label Catalog No: COL7527 On Sale $15.95

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