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Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (June 12, 1915 – April 12, 2009) was an American lead trumpet player of the big band and swing eras. He joined the Joe Haymes orchestra in 1934, then played with Benny Goodman in 1936 and Artie Shaw in 1937. From 1937 to 1942, he worked and recorded with the bands of Red Norvo, Bob Crosby, Glenn Miller, Mildred Bailey, Frank Sinatra, Helen Ward, Judy Garland, Tommy Dorsey, and Ella Fitzgerald. Zeke's trumpet can be heard on recordings as Benny Goodman's "Bugle Call Rag" <a h
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Irvine
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
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- date of birth
- 1915-06-12
- date of death
- 2009-04-11
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