Bert nació en Yonkers, Nueva York. Su primer trabajo como músico fue en 1940 cuando se unió a Sam Donahue Orchestra, y luego a Red Norvo en 1941. Actuó continuamente con destacados músicos como Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Tito Puente, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Illinois Jacquet, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Woody Herman y Charlie Barnett. Bert continuó presentándose en shows con entradas totalmente vendidas hasta su muerte.^[2]​

• T.S. Monk 1997-2000
• Bobby Short 1997-2001
• Duke Ellington Orchestra 1996
• George Gee 1991-2001
• Loren Shoenberg Orchestra 1986-2001
• Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians 1997
• Rich Szabo Jazz Orchestra 1996-1998
• Tony Corpiscello 1995-1996
• Illinois Jacquet's Big Band 1994-1995
• Illinois Jacquet's Big Band 1984-1986
• Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Orchestra 1987-1995
• John Lewis' The American Jazz Orchestra 1986-1992
• Galt MacDermott's New Pulse Jazz Band 1984-1986
• Lionel Hampton 1976-1980
• New York Jazz Repertory Company 1973-1978
• Toured Europe and Russia 1975-1976
• performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall -
• Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra 1968-1972
• Bobby Rosengarden's Orchestra - Dick Cavett TV Show 1968-1972
• Thelonious Monk 1959
• Thelonious Monk 1964
• Thelonious Monk 1981
• Elliot Lawrence 1958-1968
• Charles Mingus 1955-1974
• Illinois Jacquet's Septet at Birdland 1960
• Illinois Jacquet's Big Band - NY Paramount 1952
• Stan Kenton 1955
• Stan Kenton 1950
• Benny Goodman's Orchestra 1958-1986
• BG - Let's Dance Concert for Public TV 1986
• BG - Swing into Spring Concert for TV 1964
• BG - Waldorf Astoria Hotel - Empire Room 1959
• BG - Newport Jazz Festival 1958
• BG - Be-Bop Orchestra 1948-1949
• Stan Kenton's Progressive Jazz Orchestra 1947-1948
• Sam Donahue 1946
• Bill Finegan's Army Orchestra 1944-1945
• Charlie Barnett 1943
• Woody Herman 1943
• Red Norvo 1941-1943
• Sam Donahue 1940

• Inducted into Rugers University Jazz Hall of Fame
• Eddie Bert Honored at Jazz at the Kennedy Center with Billy Taylor 6 de mayo de 2002
• Eddie Bert. Honored at Town Hall NYC 16 de mayo de 2002
• Eddie Bert Hawaiian Jazz Festival 18-22 de julio de 2001
• Eddie Bert Zurich Switzerland 27 de junio - 1 de julio de 2001
• Monk Tentet Allstars Tour of Europe Julio de 2000
• Monk on Monk . 29 de mayo de 2000
• Bobby Short Café Carlyle Mayo-Junio de 2000
• Ken Peplowski Tour of Japan Noviembre de 1998
• Monk Tentet Allstars Tour of Europe 9 de marzo-29 de marzo de 1998
• Bobby Short at the Café Carlyle 6 de mayo-28 de junio de 1998
• Bobby Short at the Café Carlyle 2 de diciembre-31 de diciembre de 1997
• Monk on Monk Tour of Europe and USA 11 de julio-2 de noviembre de 1997
• Duke Ellington Orchestra Tour of France October 11-27 de octubre de 1996
• Soloist with Ralph Balze Trio Tivoli Terrace, Laguna Beach California (Arts Festival) 31 de julio-12 de agosto de 1996
• "Blowing Up a Storm" Concert Longbeach and Catalina Island California 22-26 de mayo de 1996
• Tour of Spain Tour of Spain November 13-24 de noviembre de 1995
• Illinois Jacquet Orchestra Jazz cruise aboard "The Norway" 28 de octubre -4 de noviembre de 1995
• Soloist with Ralph Balze Trio Tivoli Terrace, Laguna Beach California (Arts Festival) 26 de julio-12 de agosto de 1995
• West Cost Jazz" Hilton Hotel Redondo Beach California October 27-30 de octubre de 1994
• Illinois Jacquet Orchestra "50 Years of Jazz at the Philharmonic" Carnegie Hall, NYC 27 de septiembre de 1994
• Soloist with Ralph Balze Trio Tivoli Terrace, Laguna Beach California (Arts Festival) 25 de julio-6 de agosto de 1994
• Featured Soloist "76 Trombone Plus Four" University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada 14 de noviembre de 1993
• Guest Soloist Yardbird Suite Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 16-18 de octubre de 1992*"Tribute to Thelonious Monk" Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY 4 de abril de 1992
• "Memories of Benny"- Walt Levinsky's Orchestra Japanese High Definition T.V. 31 de enero de 1992
• Stan Kenton's 50th Anniversary "Back to Balboa" concert in Balboa California 30 de mayo-2 de julio de 1991
• Mingus "Epitath" Gunther Schuller - Conductor European Tour 20 de octubre-10 de noviembre de 1991
• Mingus "Epitath" Gunther Schuller - Conductor Tanglewood - Chicago Jazz Festival 1990
• Mingus "Epitath" Gunther Schuller - Conductor Avery Fisher Hall NYC (recorded) 3 de junio de 1989
• Honored by the New York Brass Conference Hotel Roosevelt, NYC abril de 1990
• Listed in Marquis' "Who's Who in Entertainment" 1989/1990 Edition
• Gene Harris - Philip Morris Superband Tour of Five Continents Septiembre-Diciembre 1989
• Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Band Tour of Japan (specifically Yokohama) 1989
• Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Band Tour of Japan 1988
• Guest Conductor and Soloist Venezuela Jazz Festival Caracas, Venezuela 1987
• Tour of Italy Tour of Italy Octubde de 1987
• Tour of Holland Tour of Holland Junio 1987
• Echoes de Be-Bop Tour of Spain Noviembre de 1986
• Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1984
• Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1983
• Orlando Jazz Festival Orlando Florida Agosto de 1982
• Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1982
• Dick Gibbson's Jazz Party Denver Colorado 1981
• Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1981
• Orlando Jazz Festival Orlando Florida Octubre de 1981
• Kool Jazz Festival Carnegie Hall 1980
• Dick Gibbson's Jazz Party Denver Colorado 1979
• Music of Louis Armstrong" State Department Tour of USSR 1975
• Guest Conductor and Soloist Venezuela Jazz Festival Caracas, Venezuela 1964
• Guest Conductor and Soloist Venezuela Jazz Festival Caracas, Venezuela 1957
• Musician of the Year Metronome Magazine 1955
• Grammy Award for Musician of the Year 1955

• Uptown It's Hot 1986
• Human Comedy 1984-1985
• Ain't Misbehavin' 1978-1982
• Pippin 1972-1977
• Golden Rainbow 1968
• Apple Tree 1965
• Golden Boy 1964
• Here's Love 1963
• How to Succeed in Business 1961
• Bye Bye Birdie 1960

• Licenciatura en Música, Masterado en Música en Manhattan School of Music 1957
• Licenciatura en Enseñanza - Manhattan School of Music 1957

• Associate Professor at Western Connecticut State University 1996
• Associate Professor at University of Bridgeport 1984-1986
• Associate Professor at Essex College 1981-1982

• School Daze - Spike Lee 1987
• The French Connection ?
• Jam Session with Charlie Barnett 1943

• Jazz Giants - K Abe
• To Bird with Love - Chan Parker and F. Pandras
• The Band that Never Was Spotlight Records Album Cover and Liner notes

• Red Norvo: Nuances By Norvo (Hep Records, 1938–42)
• Stan Kenton: 1947 (Classics)
• Chico O´Farrill: Cuban Blues: The Chico O´Farrill Sessions (Verve, 1950–54)
• Charles Mingus: Mingus at the Bohemia (Debut, 1955)
• Charles Mingus: The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (Debut, OJC, 1955)
• Frank Socolow: Sounds by Socolow (Bethlehem, 1956)
• Metronome All-Stars 1956: Verve MGV 8030
• J. J. Johnson: Jay And Kai + 6/J J in Person (Collectables, 1956–58)
• Chris Connor: Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song (Atlantic, 1957) with Al Cohn, Herbie Mann, Milt Jackson, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford, Hank Jones, Osie Johnson
• Michel Legrand: Legrand Jazz (Philips, 1958)
• Thelonious Monk: At Town Hall ( OJC, 1959)
• Charles Mingus: Pre Bird (Mercury/Verve, 1960)
• Nat Pierce: The Ballad Of Jazz Street (Hep 1969)
• Kenny Burrell: Bluesin' Around (Columbia, 1962 [1983])
• Charles Mingus: The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1962)
• Thelonious Monk: Big Band and Quartet in Concert (Columbia, 1963)
• Stan Getz: Mickey One (Verve, 1965) with the Eddie Sauter Orchestra
• Charles Mingus: Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (Columbia, 1972)
• Eddie Bert: Walk on the Roots (Mothlight, 1985-'89)
• Gene Harris: Live at Town Hall (Concord, 1989)
• Loren Schoenberg: Out of this World (TBC 1997)
• Larry Gillespie and the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra: Contour (Blue Lion Music, 1998)
• Ken Peplowski: The Last Swing of the Century (Concord, 1998)

• JazzWax, four-part interview with Eddie Bert in 2007. Additional parts are linked above the red date at the top of Part 1.
• Morton, Richard & Cook, Brian: The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD, Second Edition, 1994 & Sixth Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-051521-6