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Sonny Russo
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
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Al Klink
Al Klink
American musician
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Nick Travis
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
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Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
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Lou Stein
Lou Stein
American musician
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Walt Levinsky
Walt Levinsky
American musician
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Eddie Sauter
Eddie Sauter
American composer and bandleader (1914-1981)
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Eddie Safranski
Eddie Safranski
American musician
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
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Mousey Alexander
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
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Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
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Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
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Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
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Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Billy Byers
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
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Bill Finegan
Bill Finegan
American bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Tony Mottola
Tony Mottola
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Lou McGarity
Lou McGarity
American musician
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
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Dave Tough
Dave Tough
American drummer
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Gene Quill
Gene Quill
American musician
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Tommy Pederson
Tommy Pederson
American musician
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Metronome All-Stars
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
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Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
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Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Steve Jordan
Steve Jordan
American musician
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Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Jimmy Maxwell
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
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Ziggy Elman
Ziggy Elman
American musician
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Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
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Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
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Gene Allen
Gene Allen
American musician
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Phil Bodner
Phil Bodner
American multi-instrumentalist and studio musician (1917-2008)
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Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo
American musician
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
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Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
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Rolf Ericson
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
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Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
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Bud Freeman
Bud Freeman
American musician
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Helen Ward
Helen Ward
American jazz singer
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Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
76
Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)
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Eddie Barefield
Eddie Barefield
American musician
78
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
79
Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
80
Hilton Jefferson
Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
81
Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
Boomie Richman
American musician

Boomie Richman

Intro
American musician
Genres
Music

Abraham Samuel "Boomie" Richman (born April 2, 1922 in Brockton, Massachusetts) was a jazz tenor saxophone player who played with the Tommy Dorsey. He also played clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, and flute.

Before joining the Dorsey band, he worked with George Paxton and Muggsy Spanier. From 1945 to 1951, he recorded with Dorsey and was a soloist in the band. During the 1950s he worked intermittently with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and with Red Allen, Ruby Braff, Al Cohn, Cootie Williams, and the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. He also worked as a studio musician.

He recorded with Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958, playing the sax solo on "True Love Ways". He also played with Judy Garland in her comeback performance at Carnegie Hall. On television, he appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show, The Perry Como Show, The Dick Cavett Show, The Patti Page Show, The Pat Boone Show, and The Andy Williams Show.