Eddie Safranski
Eric Edward Szafranski, also known as Edward Safranski, born on December 25,
1918, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an American jazz double bassist,
composer, and arranger. He began playing violin as a child and later switched to
the double bass during high school. His professional career started in 1941 with
Hal McIntyre's orchestra, where he played bass and wrote arrangements until
1945. Safranski then worked with Miff Mole, Stan Kenton, and Charlie Barnet
before moving to New York City and becoming a studio musician for NBC. In the
1950s, he collaborated with notable artists s...
