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Eric Dolphy was born in Los Angeles, California on June 20, 1928. He started playing the clarinet in first grade. When he was eight he joined the school band. In junior high school, Dolphy started playing oboe and alto saxophone. He was influenced by the sounds of nature and would try to imitate bird calls [...]

John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina on September 23, 1926. He grew up in High Point, North Carolina. Early on Coltrane started to play E-flat horn and clarinet. In high school he switched to playing alto saxophone. In his early years of playing he was influenced by Lester Young and