Introduction
Edward Lozano Duran (September 6, 1925 – November 22, 2019) was an American jazz guitarist from San Francisco. He recorded often with Vince Guaraldi and was a member of the Benny Goodman orchestra during the 1970s.
Career
Duran started on piano at age seven and switched to guitar at 12. By fifteen he was performing professionally with jazz musicians who visited San Francisco in the 1940s and 1950s. He was in a trio with his brothers, Carlos Duran and Manny Duran, from 1948 to 1952. Beginning in the 1950s, he worked in San Francisco with Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Red Norvo, George Shearing, and Flip Phillips.
Around 1957, Duran was the guitarist in the CBS Radio Orchestra under the direction of Ray Hackett for the Bill Weaver Show, a variety show broadcast by CBS's San Francisco affiliate, KQW, later renamed KCBS, from the Palace Hotel. While playing with the CBS Orchestra, Duran met Brunell and performed on her debut album, Intro to Jazz of the Italian-American. The album was recorded by San Francisco Jazz Records, a short-lived label that was part of the production of the radio station.
In 1954 his friend Vince Guaraldi, who had been playing with Cal Tjader, started a trio with Duran and bassist Dean Riley. Guaraldi introduced Tjader to Duran and his two brothers. All three Duran brothers were members of Cal Tjader's Mambo Quintet in the mid 1950s.
In 1958, Duran played a concert at the Marines Memorial Auditorium with Tjader and Stan Getz six years before Getz became famous. The concert was recorded by Fantasy. In an interview, Duran said, "There was no rehearsal before the date, no alternates, no second takes. It went very smoothly. It just kind of fell into place. The feeling was happy and relaxed. Also in 1958, Duran was joined by Manny Duran on Tjader's album San Francisco Moods. Duran led a trio from 1960 to 1967. In 1962, he was joined by Carlos Duran on Benny Velarde's album Ay Que Rico.
From 1976 to 1981, Duran was a member of Benny Goodman's orchestras, which included an acclaimed performance with Goodman's octet at Carnegie Hall on June 28, 1976, in connection with the Newport Jazz Festival. Between 1980 and 1982, Duran recorded with Tania Maria. In 1983, Duran remarried to Madeleine ("Mad") Askew. In the late 1980s, after his last two children had grown, Duran moved to New York City and performed in a quartet that he organized. Duran crossed paths with Getz again in 1983 while recording the Dee Bell studio album, Let There Be Love. On October 19, 1983, he married Madeleine ("Mad") Askew in Sonoma County, California. Mad Duran, who is twenty-eight years younger than Eddie Duran, is a classically trained clarinetist and saxophonist and music educator. Duran and his wife have collaborated on five albums, including From Here to the Moon: Mad and Eddie Duran, which they produced in 1996.
Duran was once a licensed barber.
He died on November 22, 2019 at the age of 94.
Discography
As leader
- 1956 Jazz Guitarist (Fantasy)
- 1979 Ginza (Concord Jazz)
- 1983 Let There Be Love with Dee Bell, Stan Getz (Concord Jazz)
- 1985 One by One with Dee Bell (Concord Jazz)
- 1999 From Here to the Moon with Mad Duran (Milestone)
- 2000 Eddie Rides Again, Alone
As sideman
With Dee Bell
With Vince Guaraldi
- 1956 Vince Guaraldi
- 1957 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
- 1963 In Person OCLC 9149358
- 1964 Jazz Impressions
- 1964 The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi
- 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas
- 1968 Oh, Good Grief! OCLC 42573529
- 1968 Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus
- 1969 Alma-Ville
- 1969 The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi
With Tania Maria
- 1980 Piquant (Concord) OCLC 66518352
- 1981 Taurus, (Concord Jazz) OCLC 178688531, 472742033
- 1983 Come with Me (Concord Jazz) OCLC 9691846, 760335330
With others
- 1954 Tjader Plays Tjazz, Cal Tjader
- 1956 Earl "Fatha" Hines Plays Fats Waller, Earl Hines (Fantasy)OCLC 33810314
- 1958 Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet, Stan Getz/Cal Tjader OCLC 35228265
- 1962 Ay Que Rico!, Francisco Aguabella/Benny Velarde
- 1975 Tell Me the Truth, Jon Hendricks
- 1981 Seven Stars, Eiji Kitamura (Concord Jazz) OCLC 16713741
- 1981 The Three Horns of Herb Steward, Herbie Steward (Famous Door) OCLC 16809746
- 2001 Gus Mancuso & Special Friends, Gus Mancuso
Selected videos
- Aurex Jazz Festival", with Benny Goodman, September 3, 1980, Budokan, Tokyo
- "Prelude To a Kiss"Video on YouTube
- Fritz Brothers Guitars
- Eddie Duram Model Video on YouTube