Ed Bickert
Edward Isaac Bickert, (November 29, 1932 – February 28, 2019) was a Canadian guitarist who played mainstream jazz and swing music. Bickert worked professionally from the mid-1950s to 2000, mainly in the Toronto area. His international reputation grew steadily from the mid-1970s onward as he recorded albums both as a bandleader and as a backing musician for Paul Desmond, Rosemary Clooney, and other artists, with whom he toured in North America, Europe and Japan. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 29, 1932 (Hochfeld (human settlement in Manitoba, Canada)), Died February 28, 2019 (Toronto (capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 120641 | 7/26/1968 | Aurora borealis | Duke Ellington ; Ron Collier's Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 120643 | 7/26/1968 | Collage no.3 | Ron Collier's Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 120644 | 7/26/1968 | Fair wind | Duke Ellington ; Ron Collier's Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 120645 | 7/26/1968 | Silent night, lonely night | Ron Collier's Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 120646 | 7/26/1968 | Song and dance | Ron Collier's Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bickert, Ed," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304301.
Bickert, Ed. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304301.
"Bickert, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Ed Bickert
Discogs: Ed Bickert
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LCNAR: Bickert, Ed - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83163526
Wikidata: Ed Bickert - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q486998
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37101086
MusicBrainz: Ed Bickert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d7b3f76e-e591-4ffa-9484-0cd73906451d
ISNI: 0000 0000 7365 3118 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073653118
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/117149 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/117149
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