Last Friday, I assembled a band based on the beefy names of artists. This week, I offer a new ensemble featuring musicians with mini monikers or slight of height names. For those adding Comments, this list is about the names only, not whether they were truly big or small:
Peanuts Hucko (clarinet) [pictured]
Budd Johnson and Bud Shank (saxophones)
Booker Li…
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