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Eddie South
Dark Angel of the Fiddle
Genre: Jazz

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Idaho - Eddie South, Stone, Jesse
2. Tabu - Eddie South, Lecuona
3. Blues in the Night - Eddie South, Arlen, Harold
4. Daybreak - Eddie South, Adamson, Harold
5. Tzigani in Rhythm - Eddie South, Traditional
6. Paganini in Rhythm - Eddie South, Paganini
7. Marcheta - Eddie South, Schertzinger, Victo
8. Deep Purple - Eddie South, DeRose, Pete
9. Solace - Eddie South, Joplin, Scott
10. Dr. Groove - Eddie South, Taylor, Billy [1]
11. Hejre Kati - Eddie South, Traditional
12. Rhapsody in Blue - Eddie South, Gershwin, George
13. Yesterdays - Eddie South, Harbach, Otto
14. Kol Nidre - Eddie South, Traditional
15. Mad Monk - Eddie South, Taylor, Billy [1]
16. Rose Room - Eddie South, Hickman, Art
17. Dear Old Southland - Eddie South, Creamer, Henry
18. Snowfall - Eddie South, Owen, Sandy
19. Cherokee - Eddie South, Noble, Ray
20. Mad Monk - Eddie South, Taylor, Billy [1]
21. Rhapsody in Blue [Short Version] - Eddie South, Gershwin, George
22. Jersey Bounce - Eddie South, Bradshaw, Tiny

CD Details

All Artists: Eddie South
Title: Dark Angel of the Fiddle
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Soundies
Release Date: 4/25/2000
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 670917549123

CD Reviews

A Jazz Violin Treasure!!

L. J. Allen | Atlanta, GA United States | 12/13/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"
The incredible Eddie South (1904-1962) graduated from the Chicago Music College, and his playing indicates that he trained as a classical violinist. During the 1920s, however, it was unheard of for any orchestra to hire a Black violinist, even one that ranked as a child prodigy. South made the decision to play jazz and eventually recorded with violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitar wizard Django Reinhardt in Paris during the late 1930s. South continued to play but never enjoyed much commercial success. This CD, however, should remedy some of his obscurity.

Highlights on this particular CD are BLUES IN THE NIGHT, DEEP PURPLE, CHEROKEE, and a particularly swinging version of RHAPSODY IN BLUE. Another added bonus of this compilation is the sparkling piano work of a then very young Billy Taylor. While South's classical flourishes might occasionally come across as too ornamented for some fans of the Jazz violin, one would be hard pressed to find any violinist with greater improvisational skills, particularly one who predated the Bebop era. Every track on this CD proves that South was/is an overlooked and underrated virtuoso."