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American musician (1923-1957)

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Person
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Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1923-11-24
Active to
1957-07-16
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Serge Chaloff (November 24, 1923–July 16, 1957) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist, and the son of noted Boston piano teachers, Margaret Chaloff and Julius Chaloff. He is one of the few major jazz performers on his instrument, and the first major bebop performer, and was originally influenced by Charlie Parker. He first became well known as one of the "Four Brothers" reed section in Woody Herman's Second Herd. He also played with Boyd Raeburn, Georgie Auld, Jimmy Dorsey, and Count Basie,

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date of birth
1923-11-24
date of death
1957-07-16
start of work period
1937-00-00
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