Robert Drasnin
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Robert Drasnin (November 17, 1927 – May 13, 2015) was an American composer and clarinet player.
Robert Drasnin was born on 17 November 1927 in Charleston, West Virginia. At an early age Drasnin was interested in the Clarinet so he took lessons but when his family moved to Los Angeles he wasn't to start until 1938. He attended Franklin Avenue Grammar School in East Hollywood and then Thomas Starr King Junior High and eventually Los Angeles High School in which he joined the American Federation of Musicians. Drasnin joined the United States Army after graduation and served during the Korean War.
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Discography
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Albums as a composer
- Voodoo (1959)
- Percussion Exotique (1960)
- Voodoo II (2007)
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Albums as a musician
- It's New, It's Nice, It's Norvo (1956) (by the Red Norvo Quintet)
- Ken Hanna and his Orchestra
- Blues at Norm's (1963)
- Norvo...Naturally! (1957)
- Vibe-Rations (1956)
- Jewbilee (2005)
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