Jimmy Dorsey
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- 96%John Coltrane
- 92%Charlie Mingus
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- 80%Charlie Parker
Biography
29 February 1904, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 12 June 1957, New York City, New York, USA. Musically active as a small child under the tutelage of his father, who was a coal miner turned music teacher, Dorsey switched from brass to reed instruments while still in his early teens. Concentrating on clarinet and alto saxophone, he played in various bands, mostly with his brother, Tommy Dorsey. Their co-led group, Dorseys Novelty Six, later renamed Dorseys Wild Canaries, was one of... Read more