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The final of the fantastic arrangers who wrote regularly for Frank Sinatra, Billy Might had several varied careers in and out of jazz. His initial significant gig was as an arranger/trumpeter with Charlie Barnet (1938-1940), for whom he had written the wah-wah-ing strike agreement of Ray Noble’s “Cherokee.” Afterwards, he …

An excellent bassist, Chubby Jackson is best-known for his association with Woody Herman’s first two Herds from the mid- to later ’40s, where he functioned not merely in the tempo section but as a sort-of cheerleader whose vocal interjections actually pushed the music group. Although he began for the clarinet …