Eddie Durham
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Eddie Durham (19 August, 1908–6 March, 1987) was an American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and musical arranger of the swing music medium born in San Marcos, Texas, probably best known for his work with musicians like Cab Calloway, Willie Bryant, Andy Kirk, Glenn Miller, Jimmie Lunceford and Count Basie, among others.[1] He is the co-composer of the tune Topsy, recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra and later by many others. He also was the arranger for Glenn Miller's In the Mood.
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- ^ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides, p. 183. ISBN 1-8582-8137-7.
