1941 - Bud Freeman, Johnny Hodges, Chu Berry - Conn Saxophones

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Leon "Chu" Berry was born on 13 September 1910 (died 31 October 1941, way too young).

Sharing the solo spotlight w/Roy Eldridge in "Christopher Columbus", 1936 w/Fletcher Henderson:

https://youtu.be/QbSs95S-dJ0

His ballad masterpiece "Ghost of a Chance", 1940 w/Cab Calloway:

https://youtu.be/zlvVyo6mJTc

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