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Count Basie Orchestra
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Sam Rivers
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Chuck Wilson
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Britt Woodman
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Ray Barretto
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Maynard Ferguson
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
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Remo Palmier
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Rex Stewart
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Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
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Bill Pierce
Bill Pierce
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Don Menza
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
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Eiji Kitamura
Japanese jazz clarinetist, composer, bandmaster (1929-)

Eiji Kitamura

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Japanese jazz clarinetist, composer, bandmaster (1929-)
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Awards Received
Fumio Nanri Award
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette

Eiji Kitamura Japanese: 北村 英治 (born April 8, 1929) is a Japanese jazz clarinetist originally from Tokyo who made his debut at the age of 22.

Kitamura devoted himself to clarinet playing while still an undergraduate at Keio University in Tokyo. He first came to prominence in the U.S. at the 20th Anniversary Jam Session of the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1977. His following in Japan was built previous to this on his regular television program.

He prefers to interpret traditional swing jazz rather than modern jazz, and according to Allmusic is most strongly influenced by Benny Goodman and Woody Herman.