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Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist.
Hot Lips Page, c. June 1946 Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Hot Lips Page, Sidney Bechet, Freddie Moore, and Lloyd Phillips at Jimmy Ryan's(club, New York City in June 1947
Artie Shaw
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Artie Shaw was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and author of both fiction and non-fiction.
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…jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Shaw's Orchestra and Count Basie's Orchestra, and he worked with Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Ida Cox. He was one of the five musicians booked for the opening…
Shaw, c. 1947
Artie Shaw performs his "Concerto for Clarinet" in 1940.
Artie Shaw and The Rangers, 1943
Shaw in Second Chorus (1940)