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Edward Raymond Müller (June 23, 1911 – April 8 1991) was a jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 musician who played tenor saxophone
Tenor saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the Alto saxophone, is the most common size of saxophone....
 and clarinet
Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word clarino meaning a particular type of trumpet, as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet....
 born in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
.

His professional career began in New Orleans at 16 with his recording debut occurring in 1930. He worked in Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack

Ben Pollack was a drummer and bandleader from the mid 1920s through the swing music era. His eye for talent led him to either discover or employ, at one time or another, musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland and Harry James....
's orchestra and then with Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby was an United States dixieland bandleader and vocalist, best known for his group Crosby and the Bob-Cats.He was the youngest of seven children: five boys, Larry Crosby , Everett , Ted , Bing Crosby and Bob; and two girls, Catherine and Mary Rose ....
. He stayed with Crosby until the band broke up in 1942. He had his own band for a brief time after that before being drafted. However, he was discharged from the military early because of illness and settled in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
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Edward Raymond Müller (June 23, 1911 – April 8 1991) was a jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 musician who played tenor saxophone
Tenor saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the Alto saxophone, is the most common size of saxophone....
 and clarinet
Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word clarino meaning a particular type of trumpet, as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet....
 born in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
.

His professional career began in New Orleans at 16 with his recording debut occurring in 1930. He worked in Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack

Ben Pollack was a drummer and bandleader from the mid 1920s through the swing music era. His eye for talent led him to either discover or employ, at one time or another, musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland and Harry James....
's orchestra and then with Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby was an United States dixieland bandleader and vocalist, best known for his group Crosby and the Bob-Cats.He was the youngest of seven children: five boys, Larry Crosby , Everett , Ted , Bing Crosby and Bob; and two girls, Catherine and Mary Rose ....
. He stayed with Crosby until the band broke up in 1942. He had his own band for a brief time after that before being drafted. However, he was discharged from the military early because of illness and settled in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
. After that he worked with Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain

Pierre Dewey LaFontaine, Jr. , is a New Orleans clarinetist. According to a Belgium radio program , his name was originally Pierre de la Fontaine....
, appeared in most of Crosby's reunions, and did club work.

Miller was also a songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
 with his best known song being "Slow Mood," later known as "Lazy Mood" after Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer

John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American songwriter and singer. As a songwriter, he is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music....
 noticed the tune and composed lyrics. Miller was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998.

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