Bobby Hackett
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Robert Leo Hackett was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar. He played Swing with the ban
Hackett at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, August 1946
Ernie Caceres, Bobby Hackett, Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling, Nick's, New York City, 1940s Photography by William P. Gottlieb
Hackett performing with Jack Teagarden, Dick Carey, Louis Armstrong, Peanuts Hucko, Bob Haggart, and Sid Catlett in New York City, ca. July 1947
Body and Soul (1930 song)
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"Body and Soul" is a popular song and jazz standard written in 1930 with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton. It was also used as the musical theme and under
Bobby Hackett
…arranged and conducted by George Siravo with a small group. Released the same year, it reached number 21 on the pop charts. On November 9, he recorded "Body and Soul" with Sinatra and a large orchestra arranged and conducted by Alex Stordahl. This recording was held back until June 1949, when it was one of the eight…
Coleman Hawkins Body and Soul cover
Body and Soul