Danny Polo
Also known as Danny Pollo
American musician (1901-1949)
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Danny Polo (December 22, 1901 – July 11, 1949) was an American jazz clarinetist. Polo's father was also a clarinetist, and he learned to play from a young age, working in marching bands from age eight. Claude Thornhill played with Polo as a duo in his youth. In the 1920s, Polo played with Elmer Schoebel (1923), Merritt Brunies, Arnold Johnson, Ben Bernie, Jean Goldkette (1926), and Paul Ash. In 1927 he went with Dave Tough to Europe, where he played with several Continental bandleaders including