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Herbie Haymer

American jazz tenor saxophonist, born July 24, 1915 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, died April 11, 1949 in Santa Monica, California, USA. Originally played alto saxophone but switched tenor while working with the Carl Sears-Johnny Watson orchestra. He is best known as a featured soloist with [a=Red Norvo] (1935-1937) but also played with [a=Jimmy Dorsey] (1937-1941), [a=Woody Herman] (1941-1942), [a=Kay Kyser] (1942), and [a=Benny Goodman] (1943). After serving in the Navy during 1944, he worked mostly as a studio musician but also played with Benny Goodman again and with [a=Red Nichols]. He died in a car accident driving home from a [a=Frank Sinatra] recording session.