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Eddie Thompson (musician) is a British jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his work with the Eddie Thompson Trio, which he formed in the late 1950s. He has released several albums, including "The Eddie Thompson Trio" (1958), "The Eddie Thompson Quartet" (1959), and "The Eddie Thompson Quintet" (1960). Thompson began playing piano at the age of five and was soon performing in local jazz clubs. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and later joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. He has performed with many of the greats of jazz, including Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, and Benny Goodman. Thompson has composed music for television and film, including the theme for the BBC series "The Avengers". He has also written music for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Ballet. Thompson has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to music. He is currently a professor of jazz at the Royal Academy of Music.

Popular As Edgar Charles Thompson
Occupation Pianist
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 31 May 1925
Birthday 31 May
Birthplace London, England
Date of death (1986-11-06)
Died Place London, England
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1986

He was known to have used the Underground to get to the clubs in London. He had a lifelong smoking habit which caused him to develop emphysema, which contributed to his early death in London in November 1986, at the age of 61. At the time of his death he was noted as being at "the height of his powers" as well as having a considerable musical repertoire.

1980

Thompson was recorded in the early 1980s by Hep Records, including Memories of You (1983).

1950

In the 1950s, he worked with Tony Crombie (making records with Crombie under his own name), Vic Ash, Freddy Randall and Tommy Whittle and was house pianist at Ronnie Scott’s from 1959 until 1960. From 1962 to 1972, he lived and worked in the US at Hickory House, a well-known jazz club (started up in 1933) at 52nd Street, Manhattan, New York. He led his own trio featuring Len Skeat and Martin Drew, which recorded an album with Spike Robinson. Thompson also formed a duo with Roger Kellaway. Thompson was considered by many to be a 'dazzlingly inventive player' during his early recording career.

1940

Thompson was born blind in London, England. After studying at the same school for the blind as George Shearing, he recorded with Victor Feldman in the late 1940s and also with the Carlo Krahmer Band at the Paris Jazz Fair in 1949.

1925

Edgar Charles Thompson, known professionally as Eddie Thompson (31 May 1925 – 6 November 1986) was a British jazz pianist.

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