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Edmundo Ros
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Doc Severinsen
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Will Tura
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Bernie Green
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1) Bernie Green's career embodies the contradictions of space age pop. On the one hand, here is a typical worker on the assembly line… read more1) Bernie Green's career embodies the contradictions of space age pop. On the one hand, here is a typical worker on the assembly line of studio music, taking on whatever job comes next: musical director for "The Garry Moore Sh… read more1) Bernie Green's career embodies the contradictions of space age pop. On the one hand, here is a typical worker on the assembly line of studio music, taking on whatever job comes next: musical director for "The Garry Moore Show," leading the pit orchestra for years of Miss USA an… read more
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