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| Biography: A major talent during the big band era, Fred Rich is one of those leaders whose name might well have disappeared entirely, but for the fact that several alumni from his orchestra went on to bigger and longer careers. Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1898, Fredric Efrem Rich emigrated with his family to America ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1995 Label: The Old Masters Critics' Rating:  Pianist/arranger Fred Rich led a first-class hot dance band during the second half of the 1920s and the first half of the '30s. He employed some of the most technically skilled white jazz players around ...Read full reviewReleased: 2005 Label: Vintage Music Prod. Critics' Rating:  Fred Rich, who was 27 when he led his first record date in 1925, headed a large number of sessions during the next six years, and during 1929-1938 was the music director for CBS radio. While Rich's recordings ...Read full review
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