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"EDDIE.DURHAMJazz"
KANSAS CITY - JON HAMMOND SPONSORS EDDIE
John Hammond, famous for discovering new talent, sponsored the Kansas City Five sessions to showcase Eddie on the electric guitar. The original sessions were called "Eddie Durham and His Base Four". Lester Young was added AFTER four tracks, making it the Kansas City Five; when Basie added, the Kansas City Six - but Eddie Durham had moved on after the sessions with Lester...
