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Eddie de Haas was born Edgar O. de Haas of Dutch descent on February 21, 1930 in Bandung, Java. His father was a flutist and played the ukulele and as a teenager, he became enthusiastic about jazz at the age of ten. A move from Java to the Netherlands in 1946 and it was while there he started playing bass in 1951.

He first accompanied Pia Beck, then Don Byas. He was on a European tour with Wally Bishop in 1952/53, accompanied Bill Coleman, 1954/55 Martial Solal, Zoot Sims/Henri Renaud, Dave Amram/Bobby Jaspar and Chet Baker on his European tours. In 1956 he played with Vera Auer and had his own trio. In 1957 he went to the United States.

In the United States, he initially played with Terry Gibbs, Miles Davis, Bernard Peiffer, Sal Salvador, Benny Goodman, Charlie Mariano/ Toshiko Akiyoshi, Blossom Dearie, Charlie Singleton, Chris Connor, Kenny Burrell, Roy Haynes, and Kai Winding, among others.

In 1962 he had his own quartet with Bobby Jaspar. In 1964/65 he was with Gene Krupa and in 1966/67 in Germany. He also spent a long time in France and other European countries, was in the backing band of Johnny Mathis in the early 1960s and accompanied Peter, Paul & Mary in the 1960s. 1964/65 worked in Gene Krupa’s big band and with Al Haig. Afterward, he worked as a freelance musician.

Since the 1960s he has been married to singer Geraldine Bey, who was then a member of the vocal group Andy & the Bey Sisters around her brother Andy Bey. 1968 saw him move to Chicago with his wife and later he regularly accompanied musicians in Chicago in the showcase. While living there he played with Von Freeman, with whom he also recorded, and Jodie Christian. In 1975 he performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival.

He is also on albums by Mezz Mezzrow, Dave Amram, Bob Wilber, Von Freeman, Chet Baker, Roy Haynes, Sonny Stitt, Louis Smith, Sir Charles Thompson and to hear Slide Hampton.

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