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Jimmy Granato(1901-1981)

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Jimmy Granato was a well-known Chicago clarinetist who played "traditonal" or "Dixieland revival" style jazz with Art Hodes, Jimmy Durante, Louis Armstrong, Smoky Stover, and many others.

He has appeared on many records over the years, and has played in different orchestras featured in many films from the late 1920s and 1930s.
BornSeptember 25, 1901
DiedMay 31, 1981(79)
BornSeptember 25, 1901
DiedMay 31, 1981(79)
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Jazz Alley
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  • Self
  • 1968

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  • Tallulah Bankhead in The Cheat (1931)
    The Cheat
    6.3
    • Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Helen Morgan and Charles Ruggles in Roadhouse Nights (1930)
    Roadhouse Nights
    5.5
    • Clarinet
    • Saxophone Player (uncredited)
    • 1930

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  • Born
    • September 25, 1901
    • Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • May 31, 1981
    • Bloomington, Indiana, USA(cancer)

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    He is the grandfather of filmmaker Jim Granato

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