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 | | In 1954, he was signed by Decca where he arranged for, and led orchestras backing, many vocalists including Carmen McRae. |
 | | The Count Basie band certainly owes much of it's success to a gentleman by the name of Eddie Durham (b: Aug. 19, 1906, San Marcos, TX, d: March 6, 1987, New York, NY) who was one of our most significant Swing Era arrangers. |
 | | In 1980, he recorded a series of duets with Lee Konitz (Heroes and Anti-Heroes), and, in 1984, his orchestra was hired to play Monday nights at a New York club, Sweet Basil. |
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