Eddie Costa • Complete Trio

 

Biography by Ken Dryden

Eddie Costa emerged from an unlikely background into a heralded -- if too brief -- career in jazz. Born in a rural coal mining town, Costa studied piano with his brother Bill and developed a taste for the swing greats; later, exposure to Bud Powell turned him to bop. Self-taught on vibes, Costa became known as an excellent sight reader, which produced a lot of studio work. On piano, his trademark sound was the emphasis of the middle and lower registers while nearly ignoring the top two octaves. In addition to recording as a sideman with Tal Farlow, Woody Herman, Johnny Smith, the Bob Brookmeyer-Clark Terry Quintet, and Bill Evans, Costa led his own trio and quintet dates. Sadly, most of Costa's recorded output remains unavailable on CD, with the notable exception of the VSOP reissue of his Quintet LP. Costa died when his car careened off of a busy New York parkway in 1962.
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Biografía de Ken Dryden
Eddie Costa emergió de un trasfondo improbable hacia una anunciada, aunque demasiado breve, carrera en el jazz. Nacido en un pueblo rural minero de carbón, Costa estudió piano con su hermano Bill y desarrolló un gusto por los grandes del swing; más tarde, la exposición a Bud Powell lo convirtió en bop. Autodidacta en vibes, Costa se hizo conocido como un excelente lector visual, lo que produjo una gran cantidad de trabajo de estudio. En el piano, su sonido característico era el énfasis en los registros medio e inferior, mientras que casi ignoraba las dos octavas superiores. Además de grabar como acompañante con Tal Farlow, Woody Herman, Johnny Smith, el quinteto Bob Brookmeyer-Clark Terry y Bill Evans, Costa dirigió sus propias fechas de trío y quinteto. Lamentablemente, la mayor parte de la producción grabada de Costa sigue sin estar disponible en CD, con la notable excepción de la reedición en VSOP de su LP de Quinteto. Costa murió cuando su automóvil se salió de una concurrida avenida de Nueva York en 1962.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-costa-mn0000793779#biography

Tracklist:
1 Fascinating Rhythm     2:53
2 Unison Blues     5:20
3 Sweet And Lovely     3:15
4 Let's Do It     4:17
5 Yesterdays     3:40
6 Pile Driver     5:06
7 It Could Happen To You     6:36
8 Get Happy     4:10
9 Jeepers Creepers     2:49
10 The House Of Blue Lights     10:02
11 My Funny Valentine     6:58
12 Diane     4:28
13 Anabelle     4:07
14 When I Fall In Love     4:07
15 What's To Ya     9:26

Credits:
    Bass – Vinnie Burke (tracks: 1 to 9), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 10 to 15)
    Drums – Nick Stabulas (tracks: 1 to 9), Paul Motian (tracks: 10 to 15)
    Piano – Eddie Costa
    Vibraphone – Eddie Costa (tracks: 3)

Notes
Tracks 1 to 9 recorded in New York, February 1956
Tracks 10 to 15 recorded in New York January 29 & February 2, 1959

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