Buster Smith
(1904-1991)
Jazz alto saxophonist
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Henry Franklin "Buster" Smith (August 24, 1904 – August 10, 1991), also known as Professor Smith, was an American jazz alto saxophonist and mentor to Charlie Parker. Smith was instrumental in instituting the Texas Sax Sound with Count Basie and Lester Young in the 1930s.
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24 August 1904 Alsdorf, Texas
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| Died |
10 August 1991 (aged 86) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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