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May 19, 1939: Count Basie records "Pound Cake" with classic solos by tenor saxophonist Lester Young and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison.

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1939
Count Basie records "Pound Cake" with classic solos by tenor saxophonist Lester Young and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison.

1939
Saxophonist Sonny Fortune born in Philadelphia, PA.

1950
Vocalist Sarah Vaughan records "Nice Work If You Can Get It" with trumpeter Miles Davis.

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