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Fats Navarro
Florida 1923 /N. York 1950

Trumpet
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Navarro stepped into the shoes of Dizzy Gillespie in the orchestra of B. Eckstine; Then he played with Charlie Parker, setting an example amongst his colleagues. In spite of his premature death, he proved to be a great musician. He is one of the founders of hard bop trumpet playing. BUY

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