American swing and jazz guitarist (1913–1998)
George Van Eps
George Van Eps in 1949
Background information Born George Abel Van Eps
(1913-08-07 ) August 7, 1913Died November 29, 1998(1998-11-29) (aged 85) Genres Jazz ,swing Occupation Musician Instrument Seven-string guitar Years active 1924–1998 Labels Euphoria,Capitol ,Concord Jazz
Musical artist
George Abel Van Eps (August 7, 1913 – November 29, 1998)[ 1] swing andmainstream jazz guitarist.[ 2]
George Van Eps was born inPlainfield ,New Jersey , United States,[ 3] [ 2] [ 4] Fred Van Eps , was aragtime banjoist and sound engineer.[ 3] [ 3] Eddie Lang on the radio, he put down the banjo and devoted himself to guitar.[ 3] Harry Reser ,Smith Ballew ,Freddy Martin ,Benny Goodman , andRay Noble .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Van Eps moved to California and spent most of his remaining career as astudio musician , playing on many commercials and movie soundtracks.[ 5]
In the 1930s, he invented a model of guitar with another bass string added to the common six-string guitar. Theseven-string guitar allowed him to play basslines below his chord voicings, unlike the single-string style ofCharlie Christian andDjango Reinhardt . He called his technique "lap piano". It anticipated thefingerpicking style of country guitaristsChet Atkins andMerle Travis and inspired jazz guitaristsBucky Pizzarelli ,John Pizzarelli , andHoward Alden to pick up the seven-string.[ 7]
Dixieland had a following in Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s, and he played in groups led byBob Crosby andMatty Matlock and appeared in the filmPete Kelly's Blues [ 5] Frank Sinatra 's 1955 albumIn the Wee Small Hours
Van Eps played guitar into his eighties, having built a career that lasted over sixty years.[ 7] Newport Beach, California , on November 29, 1998, at the age of 85.[ 7] [ 1]
As leader or co-leader [ edit ] 1949Jump Presents George Van Eps (Jump) 1957Mellow Guitar (Columbia) 1966My Guitar (Columbia) 1967George Van Eps' Seven-String Guitar (Capitol ) 1967Soliloquy (Capitol) 1991Thirteen Strings withHoward Alden (Concord ) 1992Hand-Crafted Swing with Howard Alden (Concord) 1993Seven & Seven with Howard Alden (Concord) 1994Keepin' Time with Howard Alden (Concord) 1994Legends (Concord) withJohnny Smith 2003George Van Eps,Eddie Miller , and Stanley Wright (Jump)[ 8] [ 5] 1947The Voice of Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra 1953Jam Session: Coast to Coast ,Eddie Condon 1955Pete Kelly's Blues ,Ray Heindorf 1955In the Wee Small Hours 1956Casa Loma in Hi-Fi! ,Casa Loma Orchestra 1956Songs for Swingin' Lovers! 1957Barrelhouse, Boogie, and the Blues ,Ella Mae Morse 1957Close to You 1957A Swingin' Affair! 1958And They Called It Dixieland ,Matty Matlock 1958Pete Kelly Lets His Hair Down , Matty Matlock 1960Swingin' Decade , Casa Loma Orchestra 1960Bing & Satchmo ,Louis Armstrong /Bing Crosby 1961Two of a Kind Bobby Darin 1987Louis Armstrong & All-Stars 1947–1950 , Louis Armstrong 1987Sing, Sing, Sing Benny Goodman 1988The Complete Columbia Recordings (1949–1953) ,Sarah Vaughan 1989I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues ,Jack Teagarden 1989Portrait of Bunny Berigan Bunny Berigan 1992Easy Jazz ,Paul Weston 1994It's Magic ,Doris Day 1994Louis Prima Vol. 1 ,Louis Prima 1995Bouncin' in Rhythm ,Adrian Rollini 1996The Mel Tormé Collection ,Mel Tormé 1998Memories of You ,Rosemary Clooney 1998Swing Era 1927–1947 ,Gene Krupa 1998The Queen of Big Band Swing ,Helen Ward 1999Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather ,Jo Stafford 1999Knockin' on Wood ,Red Norvo 1999Musical Marriage ,Peggy Lee 2000That Lucky Old Sun ,Frankie Laine 2001Mr. Silvertone ,Freddy Martin 2002The All–Stars at Bob Haggart's 80th Birthday Party ,Bob Haggart 2003Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett ,Tony Bennett 2006In Person 1925–1955 ,Hoagy Carmichael 2007John Pisano's Guitar Night ,John Pisano [ 9] ^a b Watrous, Peter (7 December 1998)."George Van Eps, 85, Musician Who Popularized 7-String Guitar" .The New York Times ^a b ASCAP Biographical Dictionary Jaques Cattell Press –R.R. Bowker Company . 1980.ISBN 978-0-8352-1283-0 Internet Archive .LCCN 80-65351 ;ISBN 978-0-8352-1283-0 0-8352-1283-1 OCLC 7065938 (all editions) .ISBN 978-0-8352-1283-0 ISBN 978-0-8352-1283-0 ^a b c d Colin Larkin , ed. (1992).The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Guinness Publishing . pp. 2574/5.ISBN 0-85112-939-0 ^ Courier-News (December 29, 1945)."Obituaries: John A. Van Eps Dies of Injuries" Newspapers.com .^a b c d Yanow, Scott (2013).The Great Jazz Guitarists . San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 199.ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6 ^ Peerless, Brian (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.).The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . Vol. 2 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 825.ISBN 1-56159-284-6 ^a b c d Ginell, Richard S."George Van Eps" .AllMusic . Retrieved18 August 2017 . ^ "George Van Eps | Album Discography" .AllMusic . Retrieved19 August 2016 .^ "George Van Eps | Credits | AllMusic" .AllMusic . Retrieved18 August 2017 .
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