Yesterday's post on arranger, trumpeter and vocalist Sy Oliver (above) generated many emails from readers who have long loved his work and those who weren't familiar with him. In yesterday's post, I shared two great albums by Oliver and some of Oliver's classic arrangements for Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra.
To drive home Oliver's importance and influen…
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