Musical work
jazz composer arranger and instrumentalist | composer; arranger; guitarist; trombonist. Instruments recorded in the collection: guitar; trombone. Genres: jazz; swing; blues.
Evidence and identity
Strong source-backed lead but not Oklahoma-born; keep connection wording exact. | high: TSHA directly documents the 1928 Oklahoma City Blue Devils connection and his arranger role.
Durham, Eddie
TSHA supports Texas birth, guitar and trombone performance, composition/arranging, and a 1928 period with the Oklahoma City-based Blue Devils.
Blue Devils
Walter Page, Oran Page, Buster Smith, Eddie Durham, and the Oklahoma City Blue Devils; 1925-1933 Oklahoma City period.
Durham, Eddie
Eddie Durham dates, instruments, arranging, and Blue Devils period in Oklahoma City in 1928.