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Edgar Sampson (Edgar Melvin Sampson) was born on 31 October, 1907 in New York City, New York, United States, is an American jazz composer, arranger, and musician. Discover Edgar Sampson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Edgar Melvin Sampson
Occupation Composer, arranger, instrumentalist
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 31 October 1907
Birthday 31 October
Birthplace New York City, New York, United States
Date of death 1973
Died Place Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Nationality United States

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1907

Edgar Melvin Sampson (October 31, 1907 – January 16, 1973), nicknamed "The Lamb", was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist.

Born in New York City, he began playing violin aged six and picked up the saxophone in high school.

1920

Through the rest of the 1920s and early 1930s, Sampson played with many bands, including those of Charlie "Fess" Johnson, Duke Ellington, Rex Stewart and Fletcher Henderson.

1924

Born in New York City, Sampson began his professional career in 1924 with a violin piano duo with Joe Colman.

1930

He worked as an arranger and composer for many jazz bands in the 1930s and 1940s.

He composed two well-known jazz standards: "Stompin' at the Savoy", and "Don't Be That Way".

1934

In 1934, Sampson joined the Chick Webb band.

It during his period with Webb that Sampson created his most enduring work as a composer, writing "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Don't Be That Way".

1936

He left the Webb band in 1936 with a reputation as a composer and arranger that led to freelance work with Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Red Norvo, Teddy Hill, Teddy Wilson and Chick Webb.

1940

Edgar Sampson became a student of the Schillinger System in the early 1940s.

He continued to play sax through the late 1940s and started his own band (1949–51).

In the late 1940s through the 1950s, he worked with Latin performers such as Marcelino Guerra, Tito Rodríguez and Tito Puente as an arranger.

1956

Sampson recorded one album under his own name, Swing Softly Sweet Sampson, in 1956.

1960

Due to illness, he stopped working in the late 1960s.

His daughter, Grace Sampson,

studied music and co-wrote the standard "Mambo Inn" with Mario Bauzá and Bobby Woodlen.

(Source: Liner notes from Swing Softly Sweet Sampson, Coral Record CRL 57049 (1957)