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Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats Series 7 Episodes

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  1. Milt Jackson

    4/4 Milt Jackson, known as 'Bags', the first vibraphone player to perform in the bebop style.

  2. Benny Goodman

    3/4 Clarinettist and bandleader Benny Goodman became known as the King of Swing.

  3. Fats Waller

    2/4 Fats Waller is most familiar to some as a comic singer, but he was also a skilled pianist.

  4. Charlie Parker

    1/4 Ken talks to Soweto Kinch about saxophonist Charlie Parker, one of the founders of bebop.