Glen Gray was a A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. The saxophone is perhaps most strongly associated with jazz, but was also featured promiently in early rock and roll and rhythm and blues, in ska, and is used in other musical styles as well. Famous or notable saxophonists include: Pepper Adams... saxophonist. He was born as Glen Gray Knoblaugh on June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. Events 1000-1899 1099 - Beginning of Siege of Jerusalem (1099) 1494 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. 1654... 7 June 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 - Earthquake in Ecuador (8.6 in Richter scale) February 11 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. February 15 - Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee... 1906 in The Colony of Roanoke was the first English colony in the New World, founded at Roanoke Island. Roanoke is also the name of several places in the United States: Roanoke, Virginia (major city) Roanoke, Illinois Roanoke, Indiana Roanoke, Texas Roanoke, Alabama This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... Roanoke, State nickname: The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4.0%) Population (2000)  - Population 12,419,293 (5th)  - Density 86... Illinois and died of cancer on August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. Events 1300-1899 1305 - William Wallace was executed. 1328 - Battle of Kassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers 1566 - Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands 1614... 23 August Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963 in Smeatons tower on the Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the Westcountry of England, situated at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar in the traditional county of Devon. Historically, it was Britains largest and second most important Royal Navy naval base. Now one of Britains... Plymouth. He was the founder and the leader of the Orange Blossoms Band that was in Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February... 1927 renamed to The Casa Loma Orchestra was an American swing band active from 1927 to 1963. It did not tour after 1950 but continued to record as a studio group. The band was organized in 1927, in Detroit, by saxophonist Glen Gray, with help from Jean Goldkette. Originally known as the Orange... Casa Loma Orchestra. He co-ooperated with the For other article subjects named Jazz see jazz (disambiguation). Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. It has been called the first original art form to develop in the United States of America. Jazz has roots in West African... jazz musician Jean Goldkette (18 May 1893 – 24 March 1962) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Born in Patras, Greece and raised in Russia, he emigrated to the United States in 1910. He led many jazz and dance bands, of which the best known was his Victor Recording Orchestra of 1924... Jean Goldkette and with the A trumpeter may be one of several things: A trumpeter is a musician who plays the trumpet. See list of trumpeters A trumpeter is a ocean fish found in the waters off the New Zealand coastline. Trumpeter flesh is a dark color and is sweet-flavoured. The trumpeters are a... trumpeter and In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. It may add details omitted by the composer, or it may replace those originally given and be merely based on the original work. In classical... arranger Salvador Camarata.

External link: Glen Gray Biography (http://www.swingmusic.net/Gray_Glen.html)