Eddie Condon's

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Eddie Condon, Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, Brad Gowans, Jack Lesberg, and Freddie Ohms at Eddie Condon's of New York City in June 1946 Eddie Condon, Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, Brad Gowans, Jack Lesberg, and Freddie Ohms, Eddie Condon's, New York, ca. June 1946 (William P. Gottlieb 01871).jpg
Eddie Condon, Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, Brad Gowans, Jack Lesberg, and Freddie Ohms at Eddie Condon's of New York City in June 1946

Eddie Condon's was the name of three successive jazz venues in New York run by jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader Eddie Condon from 1945 until the mid-1980s. [1] In 1975, Red Balaban took over the management of the club. [2] Ed Polcer was also a part-owner at the time of the club's closing. [1]

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Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, and Eddie Condon take a break at Eddie Condon's of New York City in June 1946 (Portrait of Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, and Eddie Condon, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946) (LOC) (4932357596).jpg
Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, and Eddie Condon take a break at Eddie Condon's of New York City in June 1946
Pee Wee Russell, Max Kaminsky, Wild Bill Davison, Jack Lesberg, George Brunies, Bud Freeman, and Freddie Ohms at Eddie Condon's of New York City between 1946 and 1948 Pee Wee Russell, Max Kaminsky, Wild Bill Davison, Jack Lesberg, George Brunis, Bud Freeman, and Freddie Ohms, Eddie Condon's, New York, between 1946 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb 01661).jpg
Pee Wee Russell, Max Kaminsky, Wild Bill Davison, Jack Lesberg, George Brunies, Bud Freeman, and Freddie Ohms at Eddie Condon's of New York City between 1946 and 1948

The first venue was located on West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village. [3] The club then moved to 52nd Street near Sixth Avenue, the present site of the CBS headquarters building, The final venue was on the south side of East 54th Street, east of Second Avenue.

House bands/musicians

Live recordings at Condon's

References

  1. 1 2 Deffaa, Chip (1992) Voices of the Jazz Age: Profiles of Eight Vintage Jazzmen, p. xiii. University of Illinois Press At Google Books. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Chadbourne, Eugene Balaban biography allmusic. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz . Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843532569 . Retrieved 14 August 2017. Eddie Condon.
  4. ↑ The Last Post: "Versatile Drummer With Roots In Dixieland" Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Consummate Stylist with Roots in Stride" Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Yanow, Scott Ed Polcer biography allmusic. Retrieved 17 July 2013.


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