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Vido Musso

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Italian musician (1913–1982)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1913
Active to
1982

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722
Total plays
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Vido William Musso (17 January 1913 – 9 January 1982) was an Italian-born jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader born in Carini, Italy, best known for his many contributions to the big bands of Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman. His family moved to the United States in 1920. He began on clarinet before switching to tenor sax. He is most associated with Stan Kenton who he first worked with in 1930. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Vi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Sicily
Place of death
Rancho Mirage
Occupation
saxophonist
Languages spoken
Italian
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
Image
Vido Musso (LOC gottlieb.03441).jpg
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date of birth
1913-01-17
date of death
1982-01-09
start of work period
1930-00-00
Commons category
Vido Musso
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