Eddie Thompson

Edgar Charles Thompson, known professionally as Eddie Thompson (31 May 1925 – 6 November 1986) was a British jazz pianist.Thompson was born in London, England. After studying at the same school for the blind as George Shearing, he recorded with Victor Feldman in the late 1940s. In the 1950s he worked with Tony Crombie, Vic Ash, Freddy Randall and Tommy Whittle and was house pianist at Ronnie Scott’s from 1959 until 1960. From 1962 to 1972, he lived and worked in the US. He led his own trio featuring Len Skeat and Martin Drew, which recorded an album with Spike Robinson. Thompson also formed a duo with Roger Kellaway. Thompson was recorded in the early 1980s by Hep Records, including Memories of You (1983). With his death in London in November 1986, at the age of 61, he was noted as being at "the height of his powers".