Eddie Sauter

Eddie Sauter
Clockwise from left: Eddie Sauter, Edwin Finckel, George Handy, Johnny Richards, Neal Hefti, and Ralph Burns at the Museum of Modern Art, New York c. 1947[1]
Clockwise from left: Eddie Sauter, Edwin Finckel, George Handy, Johnny Richards, Neal Hefti, and Ralph Burns at the Museum of Modern Art, New York c. 1947[1]
Background information
Birth nameEdward Ernest Sauter
Born(1914-12-02)December 2, 1914
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 1981(1981-04-21) (aged 66)
New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz, swing
Occupation(s)Arranger, composer
Years active1935–1960s

Edward Ernest Sauter (December 2, 1914 – April 21, 1981) was an American composer and arranger during the swing era.[2]

  1. ^ Portrait of Ralph Burns, Edwin A. Finckel, George Handy, Neal Hefti, Johnny Richards, and Eddie Sauter, Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y., ca. Mar. 1947 - William P. Gottlieb. Retrieved January 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 379. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.