Eddie Pollack (or Pollock) was an American jazz saxophonist. [1]
Pollack learned saxophone under Erskine Tate, and first played professionally around 1925. [1] Pollack was a fixture in many Chicago bands in the 1920s and early 1930s, playing with Detroit Shannon, Jimmie Noone, and Carl White. [1] He also performed with Ma Rainey and Al Jolson. [1] Many of the bands he played in never recorded. [1] He led various house bands in the Chicago area into the 1940s. [1]
Eddie Pollack (or Pollock) was an American jazz saxophonist. [1]
Pollack learned saxophone under Erskine Tate, and first played professionally around 1925. [1] Pollack was a fixture in many Chicago bands in the 1920s and early 1930s, playing with Detroit Shannon, Jimmie Noone, and Carl White. [1] He also performed with Ma Rainey and Al Jolson. [1] Many of the bands he played in never recorded. [1] He led various house bands in the Chicago area into the 1940s. [1]