Eddie Randle

        Jazz trumpet musician and influential band leader

                Birth:                            May 27, 1907

                Death:                          May 9, 1997

                Birthplace:                    Villa Ridge, Illinois

                Date of Interview:         April 21, 1982

                Place of Interview:        Narrator’s home

                Interviewer:                  Dan Havens

Tape #  Side

Time

                          Subject

1  a

005-094

Biographical; Family, Music in family

1  a

095-185

Beginning trumpet, rehearsals, Lodge Bands

1  a 

186-209 

Arrangements

1  a  

210-239  

Bands heard - McKinney's Cottonpickers, Don Redmond

1  a 

240-269 

Professional playing, Warnie Long band, Personnel

1  a 

270-349 

Carl George takes place of Randle

1  a  

350-433

Randle forms own band, 1932- Seven Blue Devils

1  a 

434-454

Name of band, original personnel, change in size & personnel

1  a  

455-506  

Places played - Sodus Point, N.Y.; Springfield, IL

1  a 

507-518 

Talking pictures -- effects on musicians

1  a 

519-568 

Personnel of eleven piece band; arrangements

1  a 

569-614   

Musicians at Stevens Point

1  a  

615-658

Job at Rhinelander, WI

1  a   

659-734 

Money, music scales, contracts, Springfield, IL

1  a 

735-760

Other (outside) jobs; Restaurant

1  b  

005-083 

Savoy Sultans - old records

1  b 

084-096 

Accident - leaves music business

1  b

097-142   

Lessons on trumpet - symphony musician

1  b 

143-224 

Miles Davis, other personnel -- Rum Boogie Club

1  b 

225-244

Lunceford takes Eugene Porter

1  b

245-295

Clyde Higgins, saxophone

1  b 

296-317 

Miles Davis

1  b 

318-360  

Reputation of Randle band, New York, California

1  b 

361-396

"Quiet" band; Lunceford style; rhythm

1  b  

402-434  

Checking pictures

1  b 

435-487  

Role of Musicians Union

1  b 

488-520

Favorite band - Ellington, creativeness of

1  b

521-584  

Musician's Union, Local 44, Local 2; playing as non-union band

1  b 

585-600

Harold Baker; Singleton Palmer

1  b 

601-668  

Mile Davis as a person; style

1  b 

669-683

Oliver Nelson, Ernie Wilkins, Jimmy Forrest

1  b

684-721

Other musicians with Randle

1  b

722-763 

Other musicians; Jon in Union, MO

2  a

011-064   

Local musicians with nationally - known bands

2  a  

065-253 

Sodus Point, N.Y. resort; prejudice

2  a

254-277

Playing on a yacht

2  a 

278-315

Prejudice, dealing with insults

2  a 

316-336 

WWII begins, re-organization of band

2  a  

337-366 

Lack of recording

2  a 

367-428 

Changing arrangements and personnel

2  a  

429-451 

Ellington - reasons for success

2  a 

452-468

Ingredients of successful band

2  a  

469-554 

1938 tour, Wisconsin, Iowa; tunes played

2  a 

555-581 

Randle's Bands - appearance; playing Arena with Ellington

2  a  

582-620 

Leadership style; Relations among band members

2  a

621-631 

Al Guichard

2  a 

637-684

Feelings for other musicians, bands, and "rivals"

2  a 

685-700 

Len Bowden

2  a  

701-748

Older musicians, working with; Randle as trumpet player

2  a

749-764

Sitting - in

2  b 

007-047 

Function of a band leader

2  b

048-063 

Wendell Marshall

2  b   

064-094 

Jimmy Blanton

2  b  

095-194  

Hearing Marable Band; personnel; style of music

2  b  

195-235

Marable as a musician

2  b

236-267 

Grady Rice - George Hudson Band

2  b

268-316  

End of Randle Band; Gigging after WWII

2  b

317-330

Encouraging and helping musicians

2  b

331-355

Best memories

2  b 

356-381

Son plays with Ellington in Champaign

2  b

382-405 

Requirements of musical career; sacrifices and rewards