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One of the handsomest as well as one of the most colorful of modern jazz maestros, Charlie Barnet was born in Manhattan. His family was wealthy and socially prominent; Charlie was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. By the time he was sixteen, he had exchanged the spoon for a saxophone. Still in his teens, he organized a five-piece band, secured a spot on a transatlantic ocean liner and, after establishing himself in the field, went South for a serious study of jazz in the place of its origin, New Orleans. Back on the road, Charlie Barnet's interpretation of modern jazz was revolutionary. The going was rough; he had to fight old routines and older traditions. However, the young people were with him, and when Charlie appeared at New York's Famous Door in 1939 he became an overnight sensation. A veteran of two decades in the band business, Barnet is
almost as well-known as This album contains some of Charlie Barnet's most
characteristic numbers, "Skyliner," |
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