Eddie Barefield

Eddie Barefield
Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, Buck Clayton, Benny Morton, Famous Door NYC, ca October 1947. Photography by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth name	Edward Emanuel Barefield
Born	December 12, 1909
Origin	Iowa, United States
Died	January 4, 1991 (aged 81) New York City, New York
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, arranger
Instruments	saxophone, clarinet

Edward Emanuel "Eddie" Barefield (December 12, 1909 in Iowa – January 4, 1991 in New York City) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and arranger most noteworthy for his work with Bennie Moten, Fletcher Henderson, Don Redman, Coleman Hawkins, Sammy Price, Bernie Young, and Ben Webster. Barefield's musical career also included work with ABC and WOR radio as well as appearances in several films.^[1]

Barefeld died of a heart attack at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on January 4, 1991.^[2]

Discography

• Plays the Work of Edgar Battle (Cosmopolitan, 1962)
• Plays Ballad Beautiful by Edgar Battle (Cosmopolitan, 1964)
• Eddie Barefield (RCA, 1974)
• The Indestructible Eddie Barefield (Famous Door, 1977)

See also

• List of Jazz Arrangers

References

1. "Eddie Barefield, 81; Played Saxophone In Major Big Bands". The New York Times. January 8, 1991. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
2. "Eddie Barefield, Ex-musician, Dies". Reading Eagle. January 7, 1991. Retrieved October 19, 2010.

External links

• Eddie Barefield profile at the African American Museum of Iowa