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Budd Johnson (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday and, especially, Earl Hines. Johnson initially played drums and piano before switching to tenor saxophone. In the 1920s he performed in Texas and parts of the Midwest, working with Jesse Stone among others. <a href="https://www.last.
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- human
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Place of death
- Kansas City
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Riverside
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- date of birth
- 1910-12-14
- date of death
- 1984-10-20
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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