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  • Feb 27, 1924
    Tenor sax player Jesse Powell is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He works with Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie, and also finds success as a session player. He takes part in Bobby Darin's lone pop/country crossover hit, "Splish Splash"
    Oct 19, 1982
    Tenor sax player Jesse Powell dies in New York City. A former band member with Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong, Powell also took part in the session for Bobby Darin's pop/country crossover "Splish Splash"

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