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Caughey Roberts
as, cl, sax, 1912-1990 US
Musician of Jazz
Caughey Roberts (August 25, 1912 – December 15, 1990) was an American jazz alto sax player, best known for his time in the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1930s.He was born in Boley, Oklahoma, later moving to Los Angeles. He played both baritone and alto sax, and clarinet. During the early-1930s, he was a music band teacher at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles. He later joined Buck Clayton’s 14-piece jazz ensemble (known as the Harlem Gentlemen). They traveled by cruise liner to Shanghai, China where they performed an extended engagement at the elegant Canidrome Ballroom. He would eventually leave Shanghai before the 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War. After returning from Shanghai, he replaced Buster Smith in the Count Basie Orchestra, leaving in 1937 when he was replaced by Earle Warren. He a
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-ing With Gene / Pack Your Sack Jack | Gene Morris And His Quintet / Roy Milton Featuring Caughey Roberts Vocal By Camille Howard | 1947 | Album |
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