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Charlie Barnet

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American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Born October 26, 1913 (New York, New York, United States) Died September 04, 1991 (San Diego, California, United States) The height of Barnet's popularity came in 1940-1945, including charting fifteen songs on the U.S. charts, three of them top five songs: "Where Was I?" (1940, #1), "Pompton Turnpike" (#3, 1940), "I Hear a Rhapsody" (#2, 1941). In 1947, Barnet started to switch from swing music to bebop. Barnet was one of the first bandleaders to integrate his band.

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Charlie Barnet has released 33+ albums. Some of their notable releases include The Charlie Barnet Collection 1935-47, In Chronology - 1936-1937, In Chronology - 1939-1940. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Some of Charlie Barnet's most popular tracks include Skyliner, Cherokee, Pompton turnpike, Flying Home, Harlem Nocturne. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Born October 26, 1913 (New York, New York, United States) Died September 04, 1991 (San Diego, California, United States) The height of Barnet'... Read the full biography on this page.

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