Eddie Preston


Eddie Preston was an American jazz trumpeter.
He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Palm Coast, Florida.
Preston began playing in big bands after World War II, and did stints with Lionel Hampton, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. He played with Charles Mingus between 1963 and 1965 and again in 1969–72, with the time in between spent freelancing with musicians such as Sonny Stitt and Frank Foster. He played again with Ellington in 1971 and then did some work as a leader, as well as working with Roland Kirk in 1977 and Archie Shepp in 1979.

Discography

As sideman

With Duke EllingtonThe London Concert The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse The Ellington Suites Up in Duke's Workshop Recollections of the Big Band Era The Private Collection: Volume 4 Studio Sessions New York 1963 The Private Collection: Volume 10 Studio Sessions Never-Before-Released Recordings 1965-1972
With Lionel HamptonA Song of the Vineyard/Shalom Shalom Lionel Hampton Big Band Midnight Sun/Airmail Special
With Charles MingusMingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin Pithycanthropus Erectus Blue Bird Charles Mingus with Orchestra Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert Reincarnation of a Lovebird Charles Mingus: Statements Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session
With others