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John Hardee
John Hardee: Lost Tenor
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
For every tenor saxophonist you know, there are a dozens you don't know because they never made it or didn't record enough to be remembered. That's the beauty of jazz. There was so much talent in the 1940s and '50s there simply wasn't enough recording opportunities for some artists. For others, financial pressures, family issues and relocations kept them hidden. Case in point: John Hardee. Hardee was born in Coricana, Texas in 1918. His family was musical, and he started ...
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