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Navarro, Fats, 1923-1950

LC control no.n 91009971
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LC classificationML419.N29 Biography
Personal name headingNavarro, Fats, 1923-1950
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Variant(s)Navarro, Theodore, 1923-1950
Navarro, Theodare, 1923-1950
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1923-09-24
Death date1950-07-07
Place of birthKey West (Fla.)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Field of activityJazz
AffiliationLionel Hampton Orchestra
Sol Allbright (Musical group) Snookum Russell (Musical group) Andy Kirk (Musical group) Billy Eckstine (Musical group)
Profession or occupationTrumpet players Jazz musicians
Found inBaker, D. The jazz style of Fats Navarro, c1982: t.p. (Fats Navarro) p. 8 (b. Sept. 24, 1923, Key West, Fla.; d. July 7, 1950, New York City)
LC data base, 1-30-91 (hdg.: Navarro, Fats, d. 1950)
New Grove dic. of jazz (Navarro, Fats (Theodore); trumpeter)
African American National Biography, accessed March 4, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Navarro, Fats; Theodore Navarro Jr.; jazz musician, trumpeter; born 24 September, 1923 in Key West, Florida, United States; took lessons on trumpet and tenor saxophone; graduated fom high school at Key West, (1941); joined Sol Allbright's band, later was trumpeter at Snookum Russell's band in Indianapolis (1941-1943), trumpeter for Andy Kirk's band (1943), Billy Eckstine's band (1945-1946), and Lionel Hampton's band (1948); died 07 July, 1950 in New York, United States)
Navarro, T. Barry's bop, [1948]: caption (Theodare Navarro)
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