Ed Garland 1895

Contrabbassista statunitense (New Orleans, Louisiana, 9.1.1895 – Los Angeles, California, 22.5.1980) soprannominato <<Montudi>>. Suona la batteria, la tuba, il mellophone, poi il contrabbasso nell’Imperial Orchestra, presso John Robichaux e in tutte le brass band della città prima di andarte a Chicago (1914) dove mette su un’orchestra. Suona presso Manuel Perez, Laurence Duhé, Freddie Keppard e King Oliver (1921) che accompagna sulla West Coast. Qui, suona presso Kid Ory, cha abbandona nel 1923 per la Black And Tan Orchestra Nuovamente da Ory, poi da Mutt Carey, dirige a Los Angeles la propria orchestra dal 1927 al 1944. Ritorna da Kid Ory fino al 1955, quindi suona con Earl Hines (1955-56), Turk Murphy, Joe Darensbourg (1960) e Andrew Blakeney. Compare nel film Hotel (Richard Quine, 1966), lavora a Disneyland nel 1969, poi si stabilisce a New Orleans nel 1971.

Si è esibito in Europa con Kid Ory (1956) e col gruppo Legends Of Jazz (1974). Questo pioniere dello stile New Orleans tiene il ruolo di accompagnatore con molta sensibilità.
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[J.P.D.]

American double bass player (New Orleans, Louisiana, 9.1.1895 - Los Angeles, California, 22.5.1980) nicknamed <<Montudi>>. He plays drums, tuba, mellophone, then doubles bass in the Imperial Orchestra, with John Robichaux and in all the brass bands in the city before going to Chicago (1914), where he puts on an orchestra. He plays with Manuel Perez, Laurence Duhé, Freddie Keppard, and King Oliver (1921), which he accompanies on the West Coast. Here, he plays with Kid Ory, who leaves in 1923 for the Black And Tan Orchestra. Again from Ory, then from Mutt Carey, he conducts his orchestra in Los Angeles from 1927 to 1944. He returns to Kid Ory until 1955, then plays with Earl Hines (1955-56), Turk Murphy, Joe Darensbourg (1960), and Andrew Blakeney. He appears in the film Hotel (Richard Quine, 1966), works at Disneyland in 1969, then settles in New Orleans in 1971.

He has performed in Europe with Kid Ory (1956) and with the Legends Of Jazz group (1974). This pioneer of the New Orleans style holds the role of accompanist with a lot of sensitivity.
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[J.P.D.]