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John Kirby (musician)

John Kirby (December 31, 1908 – June 14, 1952), was an American jazz double-bassist and bandleader. In addition to sideman work (prominently with Benny Goodman), Kirby lead a chamber jazz sextet in the late 1930s and early 1940s, which scored several hit songs including "Loch Lomond" and the debut recording of "Undecided", a jazz standard. He was the first musician in the chamber jazz genre. Earlier in his career he also played trombone and tuba.

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• ▸Jack Body
• ▸Hungarian–Ottoman War (1389–1396)
• ▸Henryk Górecki

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