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When the favorite territory band led simply by Alphonso Trent split up in 1933, two from the saxophonists made a decision to form their own little band. These music artists, close friends from boyhood, had been alto saxophonist Adam Jeter and tenor saxophonist Hayes Pillars. Acquiring their example from Trent, …

Among the great legendary place rings, the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra was highly regarded (if barely documented) during it is prime years. It had been co-led by altoist Adam Jeter and tenor-saxophonist Hayes Pillars. That they had been people of Alphonso Trent’s big music group when it split up in 1933. The …