Edgar Sampson

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Edgar Sampson

ts, 1907-1973 US, New York City
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Edgar Melvin Sampson

Edgar Melvin Sampson (October 31, 1907, New York City, New York – January 16, 1973, Englewood, New Jersey) was a composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist. Born in New York City, he started playing violin at age six and picked up the saxophone in high school. He was nicknamed "The Lamb."Edgar Sampson became a student of the Schillinger System in the early 40s.

Instruments

Tenor sax
Saxophone

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Blues

Plays With

Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra

Bunny Berigan And His Blue Boys

Charlie Johnson & His Paradise Band

Chick Webb And His Orchestra

Connie's Inn Orchestra

Dick Porter And His Orchestra

Edgar Sampson And His Orchestra

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

Band Members

External Links

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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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