Dave Wilkins (September 25, 1914 – November 26, 1990) was a Barbadian

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trumpeter. Wilkins first played in

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bands in his native Barbados. In 1937, he moved to London, England, where he worked with

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's West Indian Swing Band among others. He recorded with

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and

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in 1938, and continued to work with Johnson until 1941. Following this, he played with English jazz musicians such as

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Harry Parry Harry Owen Parry (22 January 1912 – 18 October 1956) was a Welsh jazz clarinetist and bandleader. Biography Parry was born in Bangor, Wales. He played cornet, tenor horn, flugelhorn, drums, and violin as a child, and began on clarinet a ...

, Joe Daniels and Cab Kaye. He stopped playing in the 1970s and died in 1990.

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Dave Wilkins Dave Wilkins (September 25, 1914 – November 26, 1990) was a Barbadian jazz trumpeter. Wilkins first played in Salvation Army bands in his native Barbados. In 1937, he moved to London, England, where he worked with Ken Snakehips Johnson's West Ind ...

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