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Background information | |
Birth name | Albert J. Johnson III |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | December 14, 1910
Died | October 20, 1984 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 73)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet |
Years active | 1920s–1970s |
Labels | Atlantic |
Formerly of | Earl Hines, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Billie Holiday |
Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984)[1] was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Billie Holiday and, especially, Earl Hines.[2][3]
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