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- I Blew it My Way - Bebop, Big Bands and Sinatra
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Victor "Vic" Ash (born 9 March 1930, East London), is an English jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Ash began playing professionally in 1951 when, together with Tubby Hayes, he joined the band of Kenny Baker, with whom he played until 1953. Following this Ash played with Vic Lewis (1953–56), then accompanied Hoagy Carmichael and Cab Calloway on tours of England. He led his own ensemble and was a favorite in the Melody Maker fan polls of the 1950s; concurrently he had a radio program called Sund
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
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- date of death
- 2014-10-24
- date of birth
- 1930-03-09
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
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