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Billy Usselton

American jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and reed player, born July 2, 1926 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, died September 5, 1994 in Tempe, Arizona. Performed and recording with swing bands: [a=Sonny Dunham] (1946-1948), [a=Ray Anthony] (1948-1953), [a=Tommy Dorsey] (1950). Led a group with trombonist [a=Bill Harris] . From 1954 to 1960 the principal tenor saxophonist with [a=Les Brown] . He recorded only one album as a leader in 1956 and in 1960 recorded with [a=Frank Capp].

Releases

• Jazz & Noir
• Jazz In The Charts 99/100 (You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me 1953-1954)
• Bandland / Revolution In Sound
• The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions
• Swingin' At Capitol
• Ridin' High
• Live At Elitch Gardens
• Live At Elitch Gardens 1959 Part II
• The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio
• The Uncollected Les Brown, Vol. 4, 1956-1957
• The Later Tommy Dorsey Volume1
• It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ani't Got That Swing
• Frank Comstock And His Orchestra 1962
• Percussion In A Tribute To Perez Prado
• Super Swing: A Dixieland Statement, Part One
• Jazz Song Book
• Jazz Song Book
• The Swingin' Sound
• Bandland (Great Songs Of Great Bands)
• Swing Song Book
• Stereophonic Suite For Two Bands
• The Les Brown Story His Greatest Hits In Today's Sound
• Concert Modern
• Concert Modern
• Composer's Holiday
• His First Album
• Dave Pell Plays Perez Prado's Big Band Sounds