| LC control no. | n 94048911 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Procope, Russell, 1908-1981 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1908-08-11 |
| Death date | 1981-01-21 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Affiliation | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra Chick Webb Band John Kirby Sextet Duke Ellington Orchestra |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Clarinetists Saxophonists |
| Found in | Kirby, J. Intimate swing [SR] 1958?: container (Russell Procope, alto sax) OCLC 13236498 (hdg.: Procope, Russell, 1908-1981) New Grove dict. of jazz (Procope, Russell; b. Aug. 11, 1908, New York, d. Jan. 21, 1981, New York; alto saxophonist and clarinetist) African American National Biography, accessed March 12, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Procope, Russell; jazz musician, clarinetist, saxophonist; born 11 August 1908 in New York, New York, United States; his first major influence in jazz was the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra (1924); joined the Charlie Skeete's group (1927-1928) and Chick Webb's band (1935-1937); was soloist of John Kirby's sextet (1938-1943); enlisted in the army, stationed in New York (1943-1945); worked with Duke Ellington Orchestra (1945-1974); played in the show Ain't Misbehavin' and led a group called Ellingtonia; died 21 January 1981 in New York, New York, United States) |
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