Benny Goodman. Red Norvo and Jo Jones. Appearing on TV-show 'The World of John Hammond', Chicago, 1975

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Benny Goodman. Red Norvo. And Jo Jones. Appearing on Tv-show "The World of John Hammond", Chicago, 1975.

Benny Goodman (by name Benjamin David Goodman) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader known as the “King of Swing “Goodman's bands started the careers of many jazz musicians. During an era of racial segregation, he led one of the first integrated jazz groups, his trio and quartet. He performed nearly to the end of his life while exploring an interest in classical music.

b. May 30, 1909 in Chicago Illinois.
d. June 13, 1986 in New York City.

Red Norvo (by name Kenneth Norville) was an American jazz musician, one of jazz´s early vibraphonist, known as “Mr. Swing “. He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. Red Norvo was born in Beardstown, Illinois, United States. His career began in Chicago with a band called "The Collegians" in 1925. He played with many other bands, including an all-marimba band on the vaudeville circuit, and the bands of Paul Whiteman.

b. March 31, 1908 in Beardstown Illinois.
d. April 6, 1999 in Santa Monica, California.

Jo Jones (by name Jonathan David Samuel Jones) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. In 1979, Jones was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame for his contribution to the Birmingham, Alabama musical heritage. Jones was the 1985 recipient of an American Jazz Masters fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts.

b. October 7, 1911 in Chicago Illinois.
d. September 3, 1985 in New York.

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