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Eddie Shu ''(né'' Edward Shulman; 18 March 1918〔Some biographies provide 18 August 1918 as a date of birth; but the Florida death index states 18 March 1918〕 New York City — 4 July 1986 St. Petersburg, Florida, though he lived in Tampa) was an American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion. He also was a popular comedic ventriloquist. He is more known for his tenor playing, but he maintained, performed and recorded using his other talents throughout his jazz career.〔''The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950,'' three volumes, by Roger D. Kinkle (1916–2000), Arlington House Publishers, New Rochelle, NY (1974) ISBN 0870002295 ISBN 9780870002298〕〔''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Ninth edition,'' edited by Laura Diane Kuhn (born 1953) Schirmer Books, New York (2001) 〕〔''Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 15, September 1986 — August 1988,'' H.W. Wilson Company, New York (1988)〕〔''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, First edition,'' Two volumes, edited by Barry Dean Kernfeld (born 1950), Macmillan Press, London (1988) ISBN 0333398467 ISBN 9780333398463 ISBN 093585939X ISBN 9780935859393〕〔''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz,'' edited by Barry Dean Kernfeld (born 1950), St. Martin's Press, New York (1994) ISBN 0312113579 ISBN 9780312113575〕〔''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Second edition,'' three volumes, edited by (Barry Kernfeld ), Macmillan Publishers, London (2002)〕〔''Who's Who in Hollywood, The largest cast of international film personalities ever assembled,'' two volumes, by David Ragan, ''Facts on File'', New York (1992)〕 == Career == Shu learned violin and guitar as a child before picking up saxophone as a teenager. His professional career began in 1935 in Brooklyn. For the seven years leading up to his service in the U.S. Army, Shu performed in vaudeville and night clubs as a ventriloquist and a harmonica player with the Cappy Barra Harmonica Band.〔''Obituary: Eddie Shu,'' New York Times, July 12, 1986〕 U.S. Armed Forces during World War II Shu played in bands while serving in the Army from 1942 to 1945. Notably, he performed with Maurice Evans in the Pacific.〔Classifieds: ''Ventriloquist,'' Billboard Magazine, December 15, 1945, pg. 42, column 4〕 Shu had enlisted in the Army with Stan Harper and they were assigned a special unit put together to entertain the troops.〔(''Stan Harper: Program of Events: Texas Harmonica Showdown 2012,'' Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica , pg. 9 )〕 Post-World War II, 1940s & 1950s Following Shu's discharge from the Army, he performed with Tadd Dameron (1947), George Shearing, Johnny Bothwell, Buddy Rich, Les Elgart, Lionel Hampton (1949–1950), Charlie Barnet, Chubby Jackson, and Gene Krupa (1954–1958). 1960s, 1970s, 1980s In the 1960s Shu moved to Florida, playing locally as well as with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars, Hampton, and Gene Krupa again. Shu was a member of the vocal jazz group Rare Silk in 1980. During this period, he performed with this group in and around Boulder, Colorado; and also performed a 6-week Department of Defense tour. Eddie Shu's final recording date on the Island Jazz Label "Shu-Swings" With The Joe Delaney Trio was recently re-issued in 2013, Shu was in top form on the date and plays tenor, alto saxophone's, clarinet, trumpet and also revisit's his 1954 78 single "Ruby" on chromatic harmonica. The Joe Delaney Trio which featured a then 20-year-old Delaney was their debut recording and went on to receive wide critical acclaim having been discovered in the Virgin Islands by Shu. Leonard Feather, L.A. Times & Down Beat Magazine Death in 1986 Eddie Shu died in 1986 in St Petersburg, Florida, while living in Tampa.〔John Chilton, ''Who's Who of Jazz: Storyville to Swing Street'', Macmillan Publishers (1970) , revised & enlarged 4/1985 〕〔Leonard Feather, ''The Encyclopedia of Jazz'' (1955) , revised & enlarged 2nd edition 1960) , revised 1984 〕 Shu is buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery, near St. Petersburg, Florida. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Shu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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