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Fess Williams

Williams came from–and fathered–a music family; his sibling Rudolph was a saxophonist and clarinetist, his sons Rudy and Phil had been both saxophonists, and his little girl Estella was a pianist and vocalist. He was also bassist Charles Mingus’s uncle. Williams began on violin. He went to Tuskegee in his …

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