Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco and pianist George Shearing toyed with a quintet format in the late 1940s, but before they could record together, the two went their separate ways. Buddy signed with Capitol in 1949 while Shearing signed with MGM and brought in vibist Margie Hyams to replace Buddy's sound. But by 1951, Buddy decided MGM was a better bet and re…
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