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Somewhat forgotten in the United States,
Jon Eardley has long been active in Europe. He began playing trumpet when he was 11. After working in an Air Force band (1946-1949), he played locally (1950-1953) and then worked in New York with
Phil Woods (1954).
Eardley gained some visibility playing on and off with
Gerry Mulligan's quartet and sextet (1954-1957) and is still best-known for that association today. After working back in Pennsylvania for several years, the cool-toned bopper moved to Belgium in 1963 and in 1969, relocated to Germany to play in a radio orchestra.
Eardley can be heard at his best on three Spotlite albums, all from 1977. ~ Scott Yanow