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Bill Harris

real name Willard Palmer Harris.

Bill Harris is credited on 876 releases across 244 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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876

Credits

244

Albums

8

Decades active

33

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Biography

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American jazz trombonist.
Born October 28, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Died August 21, 1973 in Hallandale, Florida, USA.
Early in his career, Harris performed with Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet and Eddie Condon. He had a broad, thick tone and quick vibrato which remained for the duration of each tone. He went on to join Woody Herman's First Herd in 1944. He was also in the Four Brothers Second Herd during the late 1940s, and worked with Herman again in the 1950s. He then teamed up with Charlie Ventura, and later with Chubby Jackson. Together with Flip Phillips, he became a stalwart of Benny Goodman's group in 1959. He later worked in Las Vegas, and finally retired to Florida.

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Credited work

876 releases · 244 albums · active 1950–2021

  • Performance · 1,235
  • Other credits · 122

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Nichigeki Theatre, Tokyo · Radio Recorders · Philharmonic Auditorium

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