Edgar Battle

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Edgar Battle

p, tr, tb, sax, 1907-1977 US, Atlanta
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Edgar William Battle.

Edgar "Puddinghead" Battle (October 3, 1907, Atlanta, Georgia – February 6, 1977, New York City) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. He performed on trumpet, trombone, saxophone, and keyboard.During World War II Battle held a position as an electrician in a shipyard, concomitantly running a big band with Shirley Clay. In the 1950s he founded Cosmopolitan Records, and continued to play in big bands part-time through the 1960s. Among his numerous jazz compositions are the pieces "Topsy" and "Doggin' Around".

Instruments

Piano
Trumpet
Trombone
Saxophone

Genres

Jazz
Blues

Plays With

Blanche Calloway And Her Joy Boys

Willie Bryant And His Orchestra

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Seven Swingin Saxophones And Five Frantic Frappers	Edgar Battle		Album

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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