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Chu Berry, Saxophone

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b. September 13, 1908; d. October 30, 1941

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Wheeling, WV

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A disciple of Coleman Hawkins, his breakthrough gig was with Cab Calloway and he became one of the great early tenor saxmen, with a style said to influence bop tenorists.

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Indispensable

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_Berry

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