George Van Eps
Real Name:
George Abel Van Eps.
Profile:
American jazz guitarist.
Born : August 07, 1913 in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Died : November 29, 1998 in Newport Beach, California.
Son of Fred Van Eps.
George Van Eps began playing banjo when he was eleven years old. After hearing Eddie Lang on the radio, he put down the banjo and devoted himself to guitar. By the age of thirteen, in 1926, he was performing on the radio. Through the middle of the 1930s, he played with Harry Reser, Smith Ballew, Freddy Martin, Benny Goodman, and Ray Noble.
Van Eps moved to California and spent most of his remaining career as a studio musician, playing on many commercials and movie soundtracks.
In the 1930s, he invented a model of guitar with another bass string added to the common six-string guitar. The seven-string guitar allowed him to play baselines below his chord voicing, unlike the single-string style of Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. He called his technique "lap piano". It anticipated the finger-picking style of country guitarists Chet Atkins and Merle Travis and inspired jazz guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, and Howard Alden to pick up the seven-string.
Dixieland had a following in Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s, and he played in groups led by Bob Crosby and Matty Matlock and appeared in the film "Pete Kelly's Blues." He famously played guitar on Frank Sinatra's classic 1955 album In the Wee Small Hours.
Van Eps played guitar into his 80s, having built a career that lasted over sixty years
George worked with : Freddy Martin (1931-'33), Benny Goodman (1934-'35), Ray Noble (1935-'36 and 1940-'41), Paul Weston (1950s)
Born : August 07, 1913 in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Died : November 29, 1998 in Newport Beach, California.
Son of Fred Van Eps.
George Van Eps began playing banjo when he was eleven years old. After hearing Eddie Lang on the radio, he put down the banjo and devoted himself to guitar. By the age of thirteen, in 1926, he was performing on the radio. Through the middle of the 1930s, he played with Harry Reser, Smith Ballew, Freddy Martin, Benny Goodman, and Ray Noble.
Van Eps moved to California and spent most of his remaining career as a studio musician, playing on many commercials and movie soundtracks.
In the 1930s, he invented a model of guitar with another bass string added to the common six-string guitar. The seven-string guitar allowed him to play baselines below his chord voicing, unlike the single-string style of Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. He called his technique "lap piano". It anticipated the finger-picking style of country guitarists Chet Atkins and Merle Travis and inspired jazz guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, and Howard Alden to pick up the seven-string.
Dixieland had a following in Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s, and he played in groups led by Bob Crosby and Matty Matlock and appeared in the film "Pete Kelly's Blues." He famously played guitar on Frank Sinatra's classic 1955 album In the Wee Small Hours.
Van Eps played guitar into his 80s, having built a career that lasted over sixty years
George worked with : Freddy Martin (1931-'33), Benny Goodman (1934-'35), Ray Noble (1935-'36 and 1940-'41), Paul Weston (1950s)
Sites:
In Groups:
Adrian Rollini And His Orchestra,
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra,
Benny Goodman With Strings,
Charlie Lavere's Chicago Loopers,
Eddie Miller - George Van Eps - Stan Wrightsman,
Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra,
George Van Eps Ensemble,
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra,
Jess Stacy and His Trio,
Kings Of Dixieland,
Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang,
Manny Klein's All Stars,
Morty Corb And His Dixie All-Stars,
Paul Weston And His Orchestra,
Pete Kelly And His Big Seven,
Ray Noble And His Orchestra,
Red Norvo & His Swing Octet,
The Dave Barbour Quartet,
The Rampart Street Paraders,
The Stan Wrightsman Quartet,
Wingy Manone & His Orchestra
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George Van Eps
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CL 929 |
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George Van Eps | Mellow Guitar (Album) | Columbia | CL 929 | Canada | 1957 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ST 2533 |
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George Van Eps | My Guitar (Album) | Capitol Records | ST 2533 | US | 1966 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ST 2783 |
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George Van Eps | George Van Eps' Seven-String Guitar (Album) | Capitol Records | ST 2783 | US | 1967 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ST 2783 |
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George Van Eps | George Van Eps' Seven-String Guitar (LP, Album) | Capitol Records | ST 2783 | Australia & New Zealand | 1967 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ST-267 |
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George Van Eps | Soliloquy (Album) | Capitol Records | ST-267 | US | 1969 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CCD-4464 |
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Howard Alden + George Van Eps | Howard Alden + George Van Eps - 13 Strings (Album) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4464 | Germany | 1991 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CCD-4513, CCD 4513 |
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George Van Eps & Howard Alden | George Van Eps & Howard Alden - Hand-Crafted Swing (Album) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4513, CCD 4513 | Germany | 1992 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CCD-4584, CCD 4584 |
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Howard Alden, George Van Eps | Howard Alden, George Van Eps - Seven And Seven (Album) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4584, CCD 4584 | Europe | 1993 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CCD-4616 |
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Johnny Smith / George Van Eps | Johnny Smith / George Van Eps - Legends: Solo Guitar Performances (Album) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4616 | US | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CCD-4713 |
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George Van Eps & Howard Alden | George Van Eps & Howard Alden - Keepin' Time (Album) | Concord Jazz | CCD-4713 | US | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JA-1 |
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George Van Eps | Kay's Fantasy / I Wrote It For Jo (Shellac, 10") | Jump (6) | JA-1 | US | 1949 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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429 278 BE |
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George Van Eps | Blue Guitar (EP) | Philips | 429 278 BE | Netherlands | Unknown | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Van Eps | Frustrated in A (7", EP) | Jump (6) | FP-1 | US | Unknown | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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J12-6 |
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George Van Eps, Eddie Miller - George Van Eps - Stan Wrightsman | George Van Eps, Eddie Miller - George Van Eps - Stan Wrightsman - Jump Presents: George Van Eps And The Eddie Miller - George Van Eps - Stan Wrightsman Trio (LP, Comp) | Jump (6) | J12-6 | US | 1976 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JCD 12-6 |
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George Van Eps, Eddie Miller - George Van Eps - Stan Wrightsman | George Van Eps, Eddie Miller - George Van Eps - Stan Wrightsman - Jump Presents: George Van Eps And The Eddie Miller - George Van Eps - Stan Wrightsman Trio (CD, Comp) | Jump (6) | JCD 12-6 | US | Unknown | Sell This Version |