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New Videos: Dave Pell Octet

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Marc Myers
Apr 08, 2021
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Between 1943 and 1947, tenor saxophonist Dave Pell started out recording with big bands led by Bobby Sherwood, Tony Pastor and Bob Crosby. Then in late '47, he joined the Les Brown Orchestra, where he remained until 1955. In '53, Dave began recording with an octet he formed made up of Brown bandmates. In '55, he left Brown to lead the octet. With the 10…

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