Sy Oliver
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Melvin James "Sy" Oliver was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.
Sy Oliver from September 1946
Jimmie Lunceford
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James Melvin Lunceford was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.
Sy Oliver
…for his "growling" horn playing. He also began arranging with them. He continued singing for the next 17 years, making many recordings when he was with Jimmie Lunceford and with his own band. With Lunceford, from 1933 to 1939, he recorded more than two dozen vocals. From 1949 to 1951, he recorded more than a dozen with…
Jimmie Lunceford August 1946
Lunceford (left) with trombonist Trummy Young
Lunceford, c. 1943