Eden Atwood
Encyclopedia
Eden Atwood is an American jazz
singer. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee
but moved to Montana
at the age of five. She is the granddaughter of A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
.
and made her debut with Marian McPartland
on "There Again" (1994), a recording now out of print. Her rendition of The Nearness of You
on this early record is an example of her ballad style. Eden has continued to record and perform internationally. Two recent releases on the Groove Note label include a bossa album entitled "Waves" (2002), and a ballad album including Tom Harrell
entitled "This is Always" (2004).
as a speacial guest:
called Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
. Eden lives in Missoula, Montana
and has an adopted son with former husband Bruce Anderson. Eden frequently lectures on having AIS.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
but moved to Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
at the age of five. She is the granddaughter of A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
Alfred Bertram Guthrie, Jr. was an American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1950 for his novel The Way West. The author called himself "Bud" because he felt that Alfred Bertram "was a sissy name."-Biography:A. B. Guthrie, Jr...
.
Career
Eden was the youngest jazz artist signed to Concord RecordsConcord Records
Concord Records is a U.S. record label now based in Beverly Hills, California. Originally known as Concord Jazz, it was established in 1972 as an off-shoot of the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California by festival founder Carl Jefferson, a local automobile dealer and jazz fan who sold his...
and made her debut with Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland
Margaret Marian McPartland, OBE is an English-born jazz pianist, composer, writer, and the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio, NPR.-Early life:...
on "There Again" (1994), a recording now out of print. Her rendition of The Nearness of You
The Nearness of You
"The Nearness of You" is a popular song, written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington.The biggest selling 1938 version was recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle...
on this early record is an example of her ballad style. Eden has continued to record and perform internationally. Two recent releases on the Groove Note label include a bossa album entitled "Waves" (2002), and a ballad album including Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell is a renowned American post-bop jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and arranger.-Biography:Tom Harrell was born in Urbana, Illinois but moved to the San Francisco Bay Area at the age of five. He started playing trumpet at eight and within five years, started playing gigs with...
entitled "This is Always" (2004).
Discography
- No one Ever Tells You (1993)
- Cat on a Tin Roof (1994)
- There Again (1995)
- A Night in the Life (1996)
- Waves, The Bossa Nova Session (2002)
- My Ideal (2002)
- This Is Always, The Ballad Session (2004)
- Like Someone In Love (2009)
as a speacial guest:
- Jeremy Monteiro & Friends album: The Girl From Ipanema (2002)
Personal life
Eden was born with a genetic conditionGenetic disorder
A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes, especially a condition that is present from before birth. Most genetic disorders are quite rare and affect one person in every several thousands or millions....
called Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a condition that results in the partial or complete inability of the cell to respond to androgens. The unresponsiveness of the cell to the presence of androgenic hormones can impair or prevent the masculinization of male genitalia in the developing fetus, as...
. Eden lives in Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
and has an adopted son with former husband Bruce Anderson. Eden frequently lectures on having AIS.