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Eddie Gale was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1941 where he recalls listening to gospel and blues. He learned to play the horn and marched in parades for many years. His early jazz education included trumpet lessons from the great Kenny Dorham and others as well as serious woodshedding. “This is when I fell in love with the different trumpet styles such as Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie,… and developed a fondness for Harry James, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Blue Mitchell, Chet Baker and Bill Hardman." In the early ‘60s, GALE was introduced to Sun RA by Drummer Scoby Stroman who gave him a position in the band that was right next to the piano to help EDDIE develop the avant garde trumpet style that complemented SUNNY’s music. In 1971, Gale went to California and played with his own group during halftime at the Stanford-Cal Big Game and also at the Stanford Memorial Church. In 1972, Gale moved to San Jose, where he currently resides. In 1974, he received the honorary title San Jose’s Ambassador of Jazz from then Mayor Norm Mineta for his efforts to help bring jazz to San Jose. Gale was introduced to ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) by Dr. Billy Taylor and has been a member since 1969. website
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