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Backgrounder: Al Sears - Swing's the Thing (1960)

Backgrounder: Al Sears - Swing's the Thing (1960)

March 1, 2025

Al Sears was one of those versatile tenor saxophonists who could slide between jazz and R&B in the 1950s. Born in 1910, he landed his first major professional job as the replacement for Johnny Hodges in Chick Webb's group in 1928. In the 1940s, he played with Andy Kirk (1941-42), Lionel Hampton (1943-44) and Duke Ellington ...

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Swing's The Thing

By Fletcher Henderson

Label: Timeless Records
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