The photo below is of the famed Boyd Raeburn band of mid-1945 (to enlarge, click once on the image). Raeburn's band during this period was an orchestra in transition. For one, pianist Harry Biss had broken a goblet in his hand and had to return to New York. To fill the position, saxophonist Hal McKusick (center of the reed section in the photo) convince…
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