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Edgar Sampson
real name Edgar Melvin Sampson
Edgar Sampson is credited on 4,609 releases across 1,341 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
4,609
Credits
1,341
Albums
8
Decades active
226
In collections
Biography
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Edgar "The Lamb" Sampson (Born: 31 October 1907 in New York City, USA; died: January 16, 1973, Englewood, New Jersey).
American jazz saxophone player, arranger and composer.
Father of Grace Sampson.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
4,609 releases · 1,341 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 5,791
- Other credits · 55
Studios: Carnegie Hall · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · MPS-Studio, Villingen · RCA's Studio B
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Ella And Louis
1956

The Latin Bit
1963

Legrand Jazz
1958

Volume IV
1958

The Amazing Nina Simone
1959

New York, New York (Original Motion Picture Score)
1977

Boss Tenor
1960

Jazz Giant
1958

Ella And Louis Again (Volume One)
1957

Hooked On Swing
1982

Beauty And The Beat! (Recorded Live At The National Disc Jockey Convention In Miami, Florida)
1959

Ella And Louis Again
1957

April In Paris
1957

Ella Y Louis Otra Vez
1957

Red Garland's Piano
1957

The Great Benny Goodman
1956

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
1950

Music From The Motion Picture "When Harry Met Sally..."
1989

All Around The Town
1981

The Billie Holiday Story Volume I
1973

This Is The Big Band Era
1971

Jazz Immortal - After Hours Monroe's Harlem Mintons
1957

Cookin' With Jaws And The Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums
2023

"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966
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