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Edgar Sampson
Birth name
Edgar Melvin Sampson
Born
(1907-10-31)October 31, 1907 New York City, New York, United States
Died
January 16, 1973(1973-01-16) (aged 65) Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Occupation(s)
Composer, arranger, instrumentalist
Instrument(s)
Saxophone, violin
Years active
1924–1960s
Musical artist
Edgar Melvin Sampson (October 31, 1907 – January 16, 1973),[1] nicknamed "The Lamb",[2] was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist. Born in New York City, he began playing violin aged six and picked up the saxophone in high school. He worked as an arranger and composer for many jazz bands in the 1930s and 1940s. He composed two well-known jazz standards: "Stompin' at the Savoy", and "Don't Be That Way".
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 349. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
^Driggs, Frank (2001). "Sampson, Edgar". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
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