Eddie Safranski | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Edward Safranski |
| Born | December 25, 1918[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1974 (aged 55)[2] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Double bass |
| Years active | 1940s–1970s |
Eddie Safranski (December 25, 1918 – January 10, 1974)[1] was an American jazz double bassist, composer and arranger who worked with Stan Kenton. He also worked with Tony Bennett, Charlie Barnet, Benny Goodman and Bobby Darin.[3] From 1946 to 1953 he won the Down Beat Readers' Poll for bassist.[4]
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2176. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Ostransky, Leroy (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 488. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Eddie Safranski". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Down Beat". Archived from the original on 26 October 2005. Retrieved October 9, 2021.