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Tadd Dameron

The definitive arranger/composer from the bop era, Tadd Dameron wrote such standards as “Great Bait,” “Our Delight,” “Hot Home,” “Female Parrot,” and “IF YOU Could See Me personally Now.” Not merely did he compose melody lines, but complete agreements, and he was an important force in the mid-’40s on despite …

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