{"id":145,"date":"2005-02-02T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2005-02-02T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.djangobooks.com\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2017-08-18T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T18:05:54","slug":"eddie_south_tzigane_in_rhythm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djangobooks.com\/blog\/eddie_south_tzigane_in_rhythm\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie South: Tzigane in Rhythm<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/iframe>\r\nEddie South (1904-1962) was one of the premiere jazz\r\nviolinists of his generation. A child prodigy from Missouri, South\r\ngraduated from the Chicago Music College. At the time, classical\r\npositions were not open to Black violinists in the 1920s, so South\r\nlearned to play jazz (helped out by Darnell Howard). In the early to\r\nmid-1920s, he worked in Chicago with Jimmy Wade’s Syncopators, Charles\r\nElgar and Erskine Tate. In 1928, a visit to Europe (where he studied at\r\nthe Paris Conservatoire) made a deep impression on the violinist,\r\nparticularly Budapest; later on, he would often utilize gypsy melodies\r\nas a basis for jazz improvising. \r\nIn 1931, South returned to Chicago, where his regular band\r\nincluded bassist Milt Hinton. In 1937, while in Paris he recorded with\r\nDjango Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. South never had a major\r\nbreakthrough commercially in his American career. Classically trained,\r\nfluent in several styles including swing, gypsy and Latin; he favored a\r\nwarm, lyrical sound; popular in Europe, where racial discrimination did\r\nnot hinder his style. \r\nHe did work on radio and television but spent most of his life\r\nin relative obscurity, playing in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. In\r\nlater years he recorded for Chess and Mercury, and also made a final\r\nset released by Trip. South’s other early recordings (covering 1927-41)\r\nhave been reissued on a pair of Classics CDs. One of the top violinists\r\nof the pre-bop era South was a brilliant technician who, were it not\r\nfor the universal racism of the time, would probably have been a top\r\nclassical violinist.\r\nThis piece has an interesting blend of jazz, Latin, and Eastern European elements.\r\nTo hear South’s recordings with Django Reinhardt and Stephane\r\nGrappelli see: <a\r\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/cgi-bin\/\/cp-app.cgi?usr=&rnd=7926016&rrc=N&cip=24.18.158.132&pg=prod&ref=integral_django_6\">Intégrale\r\nDjango Reinhardt Vol.6 (1937)<\/a>\r\nEddie South’s playing is featured on the following CDs: <a\r\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/cgi-bin\/\/cp-app.cgi?usr=&rnd=8150551&rrc=N&cip=24.19.35.240&pg=prod&ref=eddie_south_solo\"\r\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Solo, Trio & Ochestra – Broadcasts,\r\nFilm & Fugitive<\/a>, <\/span><a\r\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/cgi-bin\/\/cp-app.cgi?usr=&rnd=8150551&rrc=N&cip=24.19.35.240&pg=prod&ref=eddie_south_ella\"\r\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Americans in Sweden<\/a><span\r\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">, <\/span>and<span\r\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"> <\/span><a\r\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/cgi-bin\/\/cp-app.cgi?usr=&rnd=4349666&rrc=N&cip=24.19.35.240&pg=prod&ref=bebop_violin\"\r\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">I Like Be I Like Bop.<\/a> \r\n \r\nA complete bio-discography of Eddie South can be found here: <a\r\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/cgi-bin\/\/cp-app.cgi?usr=&rnd=8150551&rrc=N&cip=24.19.35.240&pg=prod&ref=south_gypsy\"\r\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Black Gypsy: The Recordings of Eddie South.<\/a>\r\nFrom the collection of Scot Wise.\r\n\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"content-type\"\r\ncontent=\"text\/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\">\r\n<title><\/title>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>The video archive is dedicated to <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.djangobooks.com\/blog\/in_memoriam_mary_honcoop_19522004\/\">Mary\r\nHoncoop<\/a>. She generously shared her large collection of Gypsy videos\r\nwith nearly anyone who asked. The video archive aims to continue her\r\ngenerosity now that she is gone.\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eddie South (1904-1962) was one of the premiere jazz violinists of his generation. A child prodigy from Missouri, South graduated from the Chicago Music College. At the time, classical positions were not open to Black violinists in the 1920s, so South learned to play jazz (helped out by Darnell Howard). 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