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- Active from
- 1907
- Active to
- 1985
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Benny Morton (January 31, 1907 – December 28, 1985), born in New York City, was a jazz trombonist most associated with the swing genre. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Benny+Morton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Morton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- Blue Note
- Image
- Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, Buck Clayton, Benny Morton, Famous Door NYC, ca October 1947 (Gottlieb).jpg
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- 1907-01-31
- date of death
- 1985-12-28
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- Benny Morton
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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