Sam Dutrey (March or May 1909 in

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clarinetist and saxophonist. Dutrey's father (1888–1941) had played clarinet in the

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and worked on

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. His uncle was Honore Dutrey. He played with Isaiah Morgan, then with

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and John Robichaux in the 1930s and 1940s. He toured with Freddie Kohlman in 1947, and played in

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in 1970. He appears on the 1961 album ''New Orleans Creole Jazz Band''.

References

*Bill Russell, "Sam Dutrey". '' Grove Jazz'' online. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutrey, Sam 1909 births 1971 deaths American jazz clarinetists American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists Jazz musicians from New Orleans 20th-century American saxophonists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians