- Eddie Sauter
Edward Ernest Sauter (
December 2 ,1914 inBrooklyn –April 21 ,1981 inNew York City ) was a composer and jazz arranger who achieved renown among musicians during the swing era.Sauter studied music at
Columbia University and theJuilliard School . He began as a drummer and then played trumpet professionally, most notably withRed Norvo 's orchestra. Eventually he became a full-time arranger for Norvo. He went on to arrange and compose forArtie Shaw ,Tommy Dorsey ,Woody Herman , and especiallyBenny Goodman , earning a reputation for intricate, complex, and carefully crafted works such as "Benny Rides Again," "Moonlight on the Ganges," and "Clarinet a la King".From 1952 to 1958 Sauter was co-leader of the
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra . Between 1957 and 1959 he wasKurt Edelhagen 's successor as leader of the SWF orchestra inBaden-Baden , Germany. In 1961, he worked with tenor saxophonistStan Getz on Focus, a unique collaboration for which Saute---at Getz's commission---wrote a suite of string compositions (Roy Haynes , the jazz drummer, appeared on "I'm Late, I'm Late," the only selection to feature a non-string instrument other than Getz) without primary melodies, the idea being for Getz to improvise them in his customary lyric style.Sauter and Getz collaborated again during Sauter's work composing the score for the 1965 film "Mickey One", which starred
Warren Beatty . His television composing includes the third season theme toRod Serling 'sNight Gallery . In 2003 he was inducted into theBig Band and Jazz Hall of Fame .elected discography
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John Carisi , Eddie Sauter, Christian Wolff,Stefan Wolpe : "Counterpoise" (hat(now)ART; 2000)
*Stan Getz , composed and conducted by Eddie Sauter: "Focus" (Verve 731452141927; original release: 1961)
* Stan Getz (Eddie Sauter, composer), "Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One" (Verve 731453123229; original release: 1965)
*Benny Goodman , "Benny Goodman Plays Eddie Sauter" (Hep, 1997).
*Red Norvo , "Knockin' on Wood" (ASV Living Era, 1999).
* TheSauter-Finegan Orchestra , "Inside the Sound" (1952 recordings; Jasmine, 2007).
* The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, "NBC Bandstand Live: 1957" (Collectors' Choice, 1997).External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:17jleae14x07~T1 All Music]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767095/ IMDB]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10718 Find-A-Grave]
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