[78-L] The passing of Eddie Bert

[Taylor Bowie]

That is sad news...I first discovered his work on a ca. 1955 LP under his 
name,  which I bought at a used record store when I was in college...that 
one purchase of an 18-year old record led me to seek him out on other 
recordings.

Truly one of the greatest.

Taylor B.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Goldberg" <ericgoldie2 at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 2:30 PM
Subject: [78-L] The passing of Eddie Bert


I just received an email that Eddie Bert, the rightfully ubiquitous 
trombonist died on Sept 27. He was playing, and undoubtedly swinging, up to 
a few months ago. I'm sure that every fan of big bands on 78s has some of 
his playing in his or her collection.

Not only was he a great player, but he was a gentleman. He kept a written 
record of every gig and recording he did and I hope that it will not 
disappear as it is a valuable archive of the history of jazz over the last 
70 years.

Eric Goldberg
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