Hal Kemp
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American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (1904–1940)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1904-03-27
- Active to
- 1940-12-21
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Hal Kemp (March 27, 1904 – December 21, 1940) was a jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. He was born in Marion, Alabama and died in Madera, California following an auto accident. Art Jarrett took on leadership of Kemp's orchestra in 1941. His major recordings were "There's a Small Hotel", "This Year's Kisses", "Where or When", "When I'm With You", "Got a Date With an Angel" and "Three Little Fishes". At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill he formed
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kemp
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Marion
- Place of death
- Madera
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Record label
- Vocalion Records
- Image
- Hal Kemp (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Hal Kemp
- name in native language
- James Hal
- date of birth
- 1904-03-27
- date of death
- 1940-12-21
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
- birth name
- James Harold Kemp
- pseudonym
- Hal Kemp
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