Real name: Edward Joseph Bertolatus.

Effective period / Period of releases: 1949 - 1987

American jazz trombonist
Born: May 16, 1922 in Yonkers, New York
Died: September 27, 2012 in Danbury, Connecticut

Eddie played with Sam Donahue (1940, first professional job), Red Norvo (1941), Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Tito Puente, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Illinois Jacquet, "Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra",Woody Herman, Charlie Barnet, among others.