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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1916
- Active to
- 1981
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William Alonzo Anderson (12 September 1916 – 29 April 1981), known as Cat Anderson, was an American jazz trumpeter best known for his long period playing with Duke Ellington's orchestra, and for his extremely wide range (more than five octaves), especially his playing in the higher registers. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Anderson lost both parents when he was four years old, and was sent to live at the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, where he learned to play trumpet. <a href="https://ww
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Anderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greenville
- Place of death
- Norwalk
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Cat Anderson, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb 00081).jpg
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- Cat Anderson
- date of birth
- 1916-09-12
- date of death
- 1981-04-29
- birth name
- William Alonzo Anderson
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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