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William Johnson

US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger

From: Jacksonville, United States
Active: 1912–1960
Releases: 0

jazz

About

William Luther Johnson (September 30, 1912 – July 5, 1960) was an American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger.

From Bill Johnson (reed player) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Bill Johnson & His Stir Cats now eponymous, principal
Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes now eponymous, principal
Bill Johnson Quintet now eponymous, principal
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra now
Bill Johnson Orchestra now eponymous, principal

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Reference

Also known as

Bill Johnson · William Luther Johnson

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: fdcb0822-cd65-4489-8744-29fb842f7de5
ISNI: 0000000118622535
IPI: 00015431519
IPI: 00404609873

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