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A trumpeter that shows up on both west coast jazz and rhythm and blues records, John Anderson, Jr. leaves the impression of having had very good taste in choosing his musical employment. As a result, even the most casual study of quality jazz or rhythm and blues from the west coast, circa the '40s through early '60s, will uncover at least a few of his trumpet solos. He was a Birmingham, Alabama, boy who studied both the alto horn and trumpet in high school. His talents were such that he was able to continue with these brass studies at the ~Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the ~Westlake College of Music, training that would serve him well in the coming years when at least one employer, bandleader Stan Kenton, made music stands sag with charts as lengthy and detailed as an 18th century French essay. This training in the foundations of music continued through four years in the Navy band, including service during the second World War.

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