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Wang Doodle Orchestra, Seattle, ca. 1925

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Piano player Coty Jones also served as organist for the Presbyterian Colored Mission in Seattle. Frank Waldron (holding trumpet) was a very influential musician on the Seattle jazz scene. He later became known for playing the saxophone.
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  1. African Americans
  2. Brooks, Ace Jones, Coty Waldron, Frank D
  3. Musicians
  4. Seattle
  5. Stringed Instruments
  6. Trumpets
  7. Washington (State)

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