Eddie Safranski

Eddie Safranski
Background information
Birth nameEric Edward Safranski
BornDecember 25, 1918
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 1974(1974-01-10) (aged 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass
Years active1940s–1970s

Eddie Safranski (December 25, 1918 – January 10, 1974) was an American jazz double bassist, composer and arranger who worked with Stan Kenton. He also worked with Tony Bennett, Charlie Barnet, Benny Goodman and Bobby Darin. From 1946 to 1953 he won the Down Beat Readers' Poll for bassist.

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