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Boyd Raeburn - Jubilee Broadcasts: 1946

Primary Artist
Boyd Raeburn
Album Title
Jubilee Broadcasts: 1946
Release Date
December, 1945 
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Review by Scott Yanow
Boyd Raeburn was not much of a musician and, although he played bass sax in his mid-1940's orchestra, he never soloed and could barely be heard in the ensembles. However the jazz world owes him a debt of gratitude because he not only allowed but encouraged such advanced arrangers as Eddie Finckel, Johnny Richards and particularly George Handy to let their imaginations run wild and not be concerned about selling records or pleasing dancers. Ironically Raeburn's earlier bands were quite conservative but by 1944 he started changing directions. Read More
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