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Bassist Chuck Andrus turns up on the pile of edges by big-band leader Woody Herman, but also offers an interesting job in straight-ahead jazz organizations where high-profile players such as for example alto saxophonist Phil Woods and vibraphonist Terry Gibbs also took portion. Hailing from New Britain, Andrus produced his …

Among the best clarinetists from the golf swing period, Johnny Mince never received much identification beyond that of his fellow music artists because he found maturity through the period of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, and didn’t business lead his own rings. Mince caused Joe Haymes Orchestra from 1929-34, was …