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Orie Frank ("Frankie" or "Tram") Trumbauer (May 30, 1901 – June 11, 1956) was one of the leading jazz saxophonists of the 1920s and 1930s. He played the C-melody saxophone which, in size, is between an alto and tenor saxophone. He also played alto saxophone, bassoon, clarinet and several other instruments. He was a composer, notably of technically sophisticated sax melodies, and was one of the major jazz bandleaders of the 1920s and 1930s. His landmark recording of "Singin' the Blues <a href="ht
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Carbondale
- Place of death
- Kansas City
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- OKeh Records
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- FrankieTrumbauer.jpeg
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- date of birth
- 1901-05-30
- date of death
- 1956-06-11
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Frank Trumbauer
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