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    Irving Fazola (December 10, 1912 – March 20, 1949) was an American jazz clarinetist. Irving Henry Prestopnik was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United...
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  • rugby union player Feliks Zemdegs (born 1995), Australian speedcuber Irving Fazola (1912–1949), American jazz clarinetist Roberto Faz (1914–1966), Cuban...
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    Bauduc, Yank Lawson, Billy Butterfield, Charlie Spivak, Muggsy Spanier, Irving Fazola, Nappy Lamare, Jack Sperling, Joe Sullivan, Jess Stacy, Bob Haggart...
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    formed a band in 1924 with his childhood friends "Candy" Candido (bass), Irving Fazola (clarinet) and Johnny Viviano (drums). Prima attended Jesuit High School...
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  • brother of Bing Crosby. Pollack formed a new band with Harry James and Irving Fazola. With James he wrote the hit "Peckin'". In the early 1940s, he organized...
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    Dunmall (born 1953) Kai Fagaschinski (born 1974) Wally Fawkes (1924–2023) Irving Fazola (1912–1949) Buddy Featherstonhaugh (1909–1976) Giora Feidman (born 1936)...
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  • Davern (1935–2006) Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014) Johnny Dodds (1892–1940) Irving Fazola (1912–1949) Pete Fountain (1930–2016) Victor Goines (born 1961) Benny...
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    was an important influence on later clarinetists such as Artie Shaw, Irving Fazola and Benny Goodman. Jimmie Noone and His Orchestra make a brief appearance...
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  • heard on WWL included Louis Armstrong, Papa Celestin, Sharkey Bonano, Irving Fazola, Tony Almarico, and Lizzie Miles. An FM companion station, WWLH at 100...
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    playing along with phonograph records of first Benny Goodman and then Irving Fazola. By the time he reached his teens, he was playing regular gigs in the...
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  • 1989) December 7 – Daniel Jones, composer (died 1993) December 10 – Irving Fazola, jazz clarinetist (died 1949) December 13 – Luiz Gonzaga, folk singer...
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    1940s. Powell's sidemen included Tony Aless, Gus Bivona, Pete Candoli, Irving Fazola, and Charlie Ventura, but his best sideman left for better paying work...
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    Rough Guide to Jazz says of him (in part): "Matty Matlock was, with Irving Fazola, the most inspired and spontaneous clarinettist in the Dixieland style...
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  • 73 March 7 – Sol Bloom, music industry entrepreneur, 78 March 20 – Irving Fazola, jazz clarinetist, 36 (heart attack) March 28 – Grigoraş Dinicu, violinist...
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  • Bunk Johnson, Buster Wilson, Danny Polo, George Baquet, Herbie Haymer, Irving Fazola, Ivie Anderson, Kid Rena, Louis Nelson Delisle, Paul Mares, Seymour...
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  • saxophonist (died 1995). 6 – Paloma Efron, Argentine singer (died 1977). 10 – Irving Fazola, American clarinetist (died 1949). 24 – Anne Lenner, English singer...
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  • March 17 – Felix Bressart, German American actor (born 1892) March 20 – Irving Fazola, jazz clarinetist (born 1912; heart attack) March 25 – Jack Kapp, president...
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    Miller and MacGregor. The solos are by Jerry Jerome on tenor sax and Irving Fazola on clarinet. A second version was released with Tex Beneke in the dialogue...
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  • "Buck" Jerome. The solos are by Jerry "Buck" Jerome on tenor sax and Irving Fazola Prestopnick, known as "Faz", on clarinet. A second version was released...
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  • 56011/S6011 Era of the Clarinet Various Artists Pee Wee Russell, Edmund Hall, Irving Fazola, Benny Goodman, Tony Parenti, George Lewis 56012/S6012 Lester Young...
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    Aug 1940 Will Bradley Trombone Feb 1941 Irving Goodman Trumpet Apr 1941 Ziggy Elman Trumpet May 1941 Irving Fazola Clarinet Jun 1941 Cozy Cole Drums Jun...
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  • Basie Barney Bigard Marc Blitzstein Pete Brown Cozy Cole Corky Corcoran Irving Fazola Roy Eldridge Bud Freeman Paul Gonsalves Johnny Guarnieri Bill Harris...
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  • in Jazz MG 36021 Maynard Ferguson Maynard Ferguson Octet MG 36022 Irving Fazola's Dixielanders/George Hartman and his Orchestra New Orleans Express MG...
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  • Recorded November 24, 1944 for Columbia Records, catalog No. 36773. 1945 Irving Fazola's Dixielanders Keynote recording, New Orleans Express (1955) 1947 Wild...
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    composer, orchestra leader, and radio producer (born 1896). March 20 – Irving Fazola, American clarinetist (born 1912). April 11 – Herbie Haymer, American...
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