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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Count Basie Orchestra - One O' Clock Jump

BEN POLLACK

Birth Name: - Ben Pollack

Born: - June 22, 1903
Chicago, Illinois, US

Died: - June 7, 1971 at the Age 68

Genres: - Swing

Occupation: - drummer, Bandleader,

Active Years: - 1920 - 1971

Recorded for RCA -1926 - 1929

Recorded for Victor - 1933

Recorded for Columbia - 1933 - 1934

Recorded for Brunswick, Vocalion and Variety 1936

Recorded for Decca -1937 - 1938

During the year of 1929 the Stock Market Crash, Benny Goodman and Jimmy McPartland left the band in the summer of 1929 either fired or quit.