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Alto saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader Al Cooper was most widely known to be a founding member and the first choice from the Savoy Sultans from 1937 to 1946. Cooper performed early in his profession on the 101 Membership on Lenox Avenue in NY and some additional clubs in NJ and …

There have been two different Savoy Sultans however they were carefully related however you like. The initial group was led by saxophonist Al Cooper and performed frequently on the Savoy Ballroom during 1937-1941 and continued to be active until 1946. Regarded among the hardest-swinging of most small sets of the …