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Babystrad Veteran Member
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 119 Location: Troyes, France
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject: Eddie Blair-british jazz scene |
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Dear all,
I once mentioned a dear friend of mine in a post regarding a question on the cornet mouthpieces- cornet mouthpiece-c or deep v cup?
I said that if you were ever interested, I would post further information on this player. A really wonderful british gentleman who's is nearly 80 years old now... Eddie Blair.
I met him this week end at a family reunion in London, and, between one or two good advices, told me some more about his career- which he is very not showing off about... as all the best players I presume, and so far, noticed.
So far I can tell you Eddie played regularly in the the U.S. scene for such great names as Nat King Cole or Franck Sinatra, Big bands appearance for Clark Terry as well, besides commercials, radio shows... or brass sessions for some pop bands of the time, or chart toppers guys like Johnny Mathis.
You can also hear him play in all the James Bond scores back from Dr Noway to the 1980's ones.
Click on the link below so you can hear him play a Flugelhorn solo on the James Bond "For your eyes only" track: "Take Me Home".
If you ever know Eddie Blair, of if you ever had met him or played with him, please let me know. Any comments, anecdotes, are welcomes.
It will be my pleasure to pass them on.
Best regards,
Babystrad
http://jamesbond007.net/Musique/BO_FYEO.html |
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Vincere New Member
Joined: 15 Feb 2012 Posts: 1 Location: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject: Eddie Blair |
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Do you know if the trumpet player Eddie Blair is still with us? Eddie comes from my home town of Johnstone in Scotland and was a teenage friend of my father, Daniel Madden who died in 2000. He also played the local band scene but was nowhere near as talented Eddie. I tried to contact Eddie, when my father passed away, through another friend but they had lost contact. Hope you can help.
Kind Regards,
Vince Madden |
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Babystrad Veteran Member
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 119 Location: Troyes, France
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:00 am Post subject: Re: Eddie Blair |
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Vincere wrote: | Do you know if the trumpet player Eddie Blair is still with us? Eddie comes from my home town of Johnstone in Scotland and was a teenage friend of my father, Daniel Madden who died in 2000. He also played the local band scene but was nowhere near as talented Eddie. I tried to contact Eddie, when my father passed away, through another friend but they had lost contact. Hope you can help.
Kind Regards,
Vince Madden |
Hi Vince,
I'll call up Eddie this week-end and get back to you by PM.
I guess he'll be glad to speak with you.
Kind regards,
JM |
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Babystrad Veteran Member
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 119 Location: Troyes, France
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:21 am Post subject: Re: Eddie Blair |
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Babystrad wrote: | Vincere wrote: | Do you know if the trumpet player Eddie Blair is still with us? Eddie comes from my home town of Johnstone in Scotland and was a teenage friend of my father, Daniel Madden who died in 2000. He also played the local band scene but was nowhere near as talented Eddie. I tried to contact Eddie, when my father passed away, through another friend but they had lost contact. Hope you can help.
Kind Regards,
Vince Madden |
Hi Vince,
I'll call up Eddie this week-end and get back to you by PM.
I guess he'll be glad to speak with you.
Kind regards,
JM |
Hi Vince, just spoke with Eddie. Gave him your landline phone.
Kind regards,
JM |
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jwilson46 Veteran Member
Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 478 Location: Hamilton, Montana
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Ted Heath's band (British musicians) was one of my favorites. They did a great arrangement of "And the Angels Sing" which featured trumpeters Eddie Blair, Bobby Pratt, and Bert Ezzard. I can't remember the fourth member of the section. Eddie played great jazz and Bobby Pratt was one of the best lead players ever. The other two trumpet players also played great. I wish I could find this recording.
John |
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mffan Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 1197 Location: Kalamazoo, Mi
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:01 am Post subject: |
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jwilson46 wrote: | Ted Heath's band (British musicians) was one of my favorites. They did a great arrangement of "And the Angels Sing" which featured trumpeters Eddie Blair, Bobby Pratt, and Bert Ezzard. I can't remember the fourth member of the section. Eddie played great jazz and Bobby Pratt was one of the best lead players ever. The other two trumpet players also played great. I wish I could find this recording.
John |
Ted's band has been one of my fav's for years. I have been looking thru my recordings but haven't found "And the Angel's Sing" as yet, anyway. _________________ Dave Rafferty Devillier Stencil (German) Besson 609
1960's B & H Embassy Trumpet, Besson 2-20,
Barrington trumpet.
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Babystrad Veteran Member
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 119 Location: Troyes, France
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:00 am Post subject: |
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mffan wrote: | jwilson46 wrote: | Ted Heath's band (British musicians) was one of my favorites. They did a great arrangement of "And the Angels Sing" which featured trumpeters Eddie Blair, Bobby Pratt, and Bert Ezzard. I can't remember the fourth member of the section. Eddie played great jazz and Bobby Pratt was one of the best lead players ever. The other two trumpet players also played great. I wish I could find this recording.
John |
Ted's band has been one of my fav's for years. I have been looking thru my recordings but haven't found "And the Angel's Sing" as yet, anyway. |
Found this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/And-the-Angels-Sing/dp/B0072FUL4G |
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jwilson46 Veteran Member
Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 478 Location: Hamilton, Montana
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:14 am Post subject: |
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I also found it in iTunes. I typed: And the Angels Sing Ted Heath. It is the second one down. Look for Vintage Jazz No. 18, etc. It is 3:19 long.
Some great trumpet playing.
John[/quote] |
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Emma_Blair New Member
Joined: 21 Dec 2020 Posts: 1
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 3:16 pm Post subject: MY GRANDPA - EDDIE BLAIR❤ |
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Hi there,
I am Eddie Blair's granddaughter.
I have been looking up his name on the internet to find any old pics and music of him back in the day.
It was so lovely coming across this page with all the nice messages regarding my grandpa.
Unfortunately Eddie is not well so please let me know if you would like me to pass on any well wishes.
Kind regards
Emma Blair |
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blbaumgarn Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2017 Posts: 705
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:31 pm Post subject: Eddie Blair..British Jazz Scene |
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Now you are talking! His playing from "For Your Eyes Only" is flawless and conveys the whole message of that Bond movie. Very few can play the flugel and get that type of drawn butter sound. _________________ "There are two sides to a trumpeter's personality,
there is one that lives to lay waste to woodwinds and strings, leaving them lie blue and lifeless along a swath of destruction that is a
trumpeter's fury-then there is the dark side!" Irving Bush |
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Seymor B Fudd Heavyweight Member
Joined: 17 Oct 2015 Posts: 1473 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Did Eddie play in the trumpet section on the "Swing is King" album?
Terrific section - listen to Two o´clock Jump.... _________________ Cornets: mp 143D3/ DW Ultra 1,5 C
Getzen 300 series
Yamaha YCRD2330II
Yamaha YCR6330II
Getzen Eterna Eb
Trumpets:
Yamaha 6335 RC Schilke 14B
King Super 20 Symphony DB (1970)
Selmer Eb/D trumpet (1974) |
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Buffplumpa New Member
Joined: 07 Feb 2021 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: MY GRANDPA - EDDIE BLAIR❤ |
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Emma_Blair wrote: | Hi there,
I am Eddie Blair's granddaughter.
I have been looking up his name on the internet to find any old pics and music of him back in the day.
It was so lovely coming across this page with all the nice messages regarding my grandpa.
Unfortunately Eddie is not well so please let me know if you would like me to pass on any well wishes.
Kind regards
Emma Blair |
So sorry to hear that Eddie Blair passed away on 26 Dec 2020, he was a lovely man and a brilliant trumpeter. Rest in peace.
Condolences Emma.
Sincerely |
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