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Ziggy Elman

real name Harry Finkelman

Philadelphia, United States

Ziggy Elman is credited on 1,661 releases across 415 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,661

Credits

415

Albums

8

Decades active

146

In collections

Biography

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Born: May 26, 1911 (or) 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Died: June 25 (or) 26, 1968 in Los Angeles, California.
Ziggy played the trumpet and was a successful band leader. He's also known for playing with the Benny Goodman And His Orchestra in the 1930s and the Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra in the 1940s.

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1,661 releases · 415 albums · active 1950–2022

  • Performance · 2,352
  • Other credits · 58

Studios: Gold Star Studios · Carnegie Hall · Chess Studios · Madhattan Room, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City

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