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December 13, 1932: Bennie Moten's band makes its last recordings, including "Moten Swing," featuring pianist Count Basie, tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, trumpeter Hot Lips Page and arranger/guitarist Eddie Durham.

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• 1895
  Drummer Sonny Greer born in Long Beach, NJ.

• 1927
  Louis Armstrong records "Hotter Than That."

• 1932
  Bennie Moten's band makes its last recordings, including "Moten Swing," featuring pianist Count Basie, tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, trumpeter Hot Lips Page and arranger/guitarist Eddie Durham.

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