# Eddie Costa

Eddie Costa (vero nome: Edwin James Costa) (Atlas, 14 agosto 1930 – New York City, 28 luglio 1962) è stato un pianista e vibrafonista statunitense.
Pianista dalla esecuzione fluida e limpida, fu anche un eccellente vibrafonista.

## Biografia

La sua carriera professionale si iniziò nel 1948 con il violinista Joe Venuti.
Militò in vari complessi, fra i quali quelli dei chitarristi Tal Farlow e Sal Salvador, per poi intraprendere una carriera in proprio, dal 1956, affiancata a quella di sideman in sala di registrazione.
Nel 1957 il referendum dela critica della rivista Down Beat lo segnalò come “new star” di pianoforte e vibrafono.
Nel 1958 e 1959 fece parte dell'orchestra di Woody Herman e registrò a proprio nome e come sideman (Bill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Coleman Hawkins, Shelly Manne, Curtis Fuller solo per citarne alcuni).
Morì ancora per un incidente d’auto a New York.

## Discografia
### Come Leader

* 1956 - Eddie Costa - Vinnie Burke Trio (Jubilee Records, JLP-1025) con Vinnie Burke
* 1957 - At Newport (Verve Records, MGV-8237)
* 1957 - Eddie Costa Quintet (Mode Records, LP-118)
* 1958 - Guys and Dolls Like Vibes (Coral Records, CRL 57230)
* 1959 - The House of Blue Lights (Dot Records, DLP 3206/25206)
* 1962 - In Their Own Sweet Way (Premier Records, PM/PMS 2002) con Art Farmer

### Collaborazioni
#### con Sal Salvador

* 1954 - Kenton Presents Jazz - Sal Salvador (Capitol Records)
* 1956 - Frivolous Sal (Bethlehem Records)
* 1956-57 - Shades of Sal Salvador (Bethlehem Records)
* 1957 - Tribute to the Greats (Bethlehem Records)

#### con Mike Cuozzo

* 1955 - Mighty Mike Cuozzo (Savoy Records)
* 1956 - Mike Cuozzo with the Costa-Burke Trio (Jubilee Records)

#### con John Mehegan

* 1955 - A Pair of Pianos (Savoy Records)

#### con Phil Woods

* 1956-57 - Young Woods (Fresh Sound Records)
* 1957 - Bird Feathers (Prestige Records)

#### con Tal Farlow

* 1956 - Fuerst Set (Xanadu Records)
* 1956 - Second Set (Xanadu Records)
* 1956 - Tal (Norgran Records)
* 1956 - The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow (Verve Records)
* 1958 - This Is Tal Farlow (Verve Records)

#### con Manny Albam

* 1957 - The Blues Is Everybody's Business (Coral Records)
* 1957 - West Side Story (Coral Records)
* 1958 - Jazz New York (Dot Records)
* 1958 - Steve's Songs (Dot Records)
* 1958 - A Gallery of Gershwin (Coral Records)
* 1959 - Something New, Something Blue (Columbia Records)
* 1962 - Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse! Records)

#### con Betty Roché

* 1956 - Take the ''A'' Train (Bethlehem Records)

#### con Chris Connor

* 1956 - A Jazz Date with Chris Connor (Atlantic Records)
* 1957 - Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song (Atlantic Records)

#### con Bobby Jaspar

* 1956 - Bobby Jaspar Quintet (Columbia Records)

#### con Frank Socolow

* 1956 - Sounds by Socolow (Bethlehem Records)

#### con Johnny Mathis

* 1956 - Johnny Mathis (Columbia Records)

#### con Lenny Hambro

* 1956 - The Nature of Things (Epic Records)

#### con The Manhattan Jazz Septette

* 1956 - The Manhattan Jazz Septette (Coral Records)

#### con Vinnie Burke

* 1956 - The Vinnie Burke All-Stars (ABC-Paramount Records)

#### con Sue Sharon and Ralph Sharon

* 1956 - Mr. & Mrs. Jazz (Bethlehem Records)

#### con Betty Glamann

* 1956 - Swingin' on a Harp (Mercury Records)

#### con Oscar Pettiford

* 1957 - Discoveries (Savoy Records)

#### con Frank Wess

* 1957 - Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (Savoy Records)
* 1958 - The Spirit of Charlie Parker (World Wide Records)

#### con Billy Ver Planck

* 1957 - Dancing Jazz (Savoy Records)
* 1957 - Jazz for Playgirls (Savoy Records)
* 1958 - The Soul of Jazz (World Wide Records)

#### con Herbie Mann e Sahib Shihab

* 1957 - The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (Savoy Records)

#### con Herbie Mann

* 1957 - Flute Flight (Prestige Records)
* 1957 - Yardbird Suite (Savoy Records)

#### con Hal McKusick

* 1957 - Triple Exposure (Prestige Records)
* 1957 - Now's the Time (Fresh Sound Records)
* 1957 - Hal McKusick Quintet (Coral Records)

#### con André Hodeir

* 1957 - Essais (Savoy Records)

#### con Tony Bennett

* 1957 - The Beat of My Heart (Columbia Records)
* 1961 - My Heart Sings (Columbia Records)
* 1962 - Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall (Columbia Records)

#### con Don Bagley

* 1957 - Jazz on the Rocks (Regent Records)

#### con Joe Puma

* 1957 - Joe Puma Jazz (Jubilee Records)

#### con Ralph Sharon

* 1957 - Around the World in Jazz (Columbia Records)

#### con Chuck Wayne

* 1957 - String Fever (Euphoria Records)

#### con Gloria Lynne

* 1958 - Miss Gloria Lynne (Everest Records)

#### con Michel Legrand

* 1958 - Legrand Jazz (Philips Records)

#### con Denise Jannah

* 1958 - Steve Allen's Songs (Dot Records)

#### con Barry Galbraith

* 1958 - Guitar in the Wind (Decca Records)

#### con A.K. Salim

* 1958 - Blues Suite (Savoy Records)

#### con Dori Howard

* 1958 - Dori Howard Sings (Dot Records)

#### con Ralph Burns

* 1958 - Very Warm for Jazz (Decca Records)

#### con Jackie Davis

* 1958 - Most Happy Hammond (Capitol Records)

#### con Luis Barreiro

* 1958 - Swinging Latin Nights (Blue Moon Records)

#### con Woody Herman

* 1958 - Wild Root (Tradition Records)
* 1959 - The Fourth Herd (Jazzland Records)
* 1959 - At the Round Table (Forum Records)

#### con Mundell Lowe

* 1959 - TV Action Jazz! (RCA Camden Records)
* 1960 - Themes from Mr. Lucky, the Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz (RCA Camden Records)
* 1961 - Satan in High Heels (Charlie Parker Records)

#### con Astor Piazzolla

* 1959 - Take Me Dancing! The Latin Rhythms of Astor Piazzolla (RCA Camden Records)

#### con Donald Byrd

* 1959 - Bamba-Samba Bossa Nova (Everest Records)

#### con Dave Apell

* 1959 - Alone Together (Cameo Records)

#### con Morgana King

* 1959 - The Greatest Songs Ever Swung (Camden Records)

#### con Aaron Bell

* 1959 - Music from 77 Sunset Strip (Lion Records)
* 1959 - Victory at Sea in Jazz (Lion Records)

#### con Coleman Hawkins

* 1959 - Bean and the Boys (Phoenix Records)
* 1960 - The Hawk Swings (Crown Records)
* 1960 - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (Crown Records)

#### con Ernie Wilkins

* 1959 - Here Comes the Swingin' Mr. Wilkins (Everest Records)
* 1960 - Big New Band of the '60s (Everest Records)

#### con Roger King Mozian

* 1959 - Spectacular Percussion (MGM Records)

#### con Gunther Schuller

* 1960 - Jazz Abstractions (Atlantic Records)

#### con Gigi Gryce

* 1960 - Reminiscin' (Mercury Records)

#### con Jackie Paris

* 1960 - Jackie Paris Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin (Time Records)

#### con Sid Cooper

* 1960 - Percussive Jazz Vol. 2 (Audio Fidelity Records)

#### con Ted Auletta

* 1960 - Exotica (Cameo Records)

#### con George Barnes

* 1961 - Guitars Galore (Mercury Records)

#### con Clark Terry e Bob Brookmeyer

* 1961 - Previously Unreleased Recordings (Verve Records)

#### con Tubby Hayes

* 1961 - The New York Sessions (Columbia Records)

#### con Bob Brookmeyer

* 1961 - Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Verve Records)

#### con Gil Evans

* 1961 - Into the Hot (Impulse! Records)

#### con Hal Mooney

* 1961 - Woodwinds and Percussion (Mercury Records)

#### con Benny Goodman

* 1961 - Yale Archives Vol. 8 (Musicmasters Records)

#### con Raymond Scott

* 1961 - The Unexpected (Top Rank Records)

#### con Urbie Green

* 1961 - The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green Vol. 2 (Command Records)

#### con Clark Terry

* 1962 - Mellow Moods (Prestige Records)

#### con Al Cohn

* 1962 - Jazz Mission to Moscow (Colpix Records)

#### con Curtis Fuller e Manny Albam

* 1962 - Cabin in the Sky (Impulse! Records)

#### con Shelly Manne

* 1962 - 2-3-4 (Impulse! Records)

#### con Julius Watkins

* 1962 - French Horns for My Lady (Philips Records)

#### con Kevin Gavin

* 1962 - Hey! This Is Kevin Gavin (Charlie Parker Records)

#### con Eric Dolphy

* 1962 - Vintage Dolphy (GM Records)

#### con Jerri Winters

* 1962 - Winters Again (Charlie Parker Records)