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On this day in 1904 Glenn Miller was born.
Miller brought the swing style of popular music to a level of sophistication and commercial acceptance it had not previously achieved and would not see again after his untimely passing.
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On this day in 1927, Stan Getz was born.
Getz was an extraordinary improviser who created a distinctive sound and vocabulary. Getz's solos managed to meld lush romanticism with jazz's sense of physical toughness.
"As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future."
-Dizzy Gillespie
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