Billy Mitchell

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Billy Mitchell

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#8399

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#11421

Historical Rank

#3712

USA Rank

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Why Is Billy Mitchell Influential?

According to Wikipedia, William Melvin Mitchell was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Mitchell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He and his family moved to Detroit, where he received early music education at Cass Tech. He was known for his close association with trumpeter Thad Jones, who was also from Detroit, and worked in several big bands, including Woody Herman's when he replaced Gene Ammons. In 1949, Mitchell recorded with the Milt Buckner band, as well as making several recordings with Thad Jones.

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