Eddie Higgins | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Hayden Higgins |
Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 21, 1932
Died | August 31, 2009 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | (aged 77)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, singer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
Years active | 1956–2009 |
Labels | Atlantic, Sunnyside |
Edward Haydn Higgins (February 21, 1932 – August 31, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestrator.[1] His performance and composition in 1959's "Cry of Jazz" is preserved in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.[2]