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Jim Aton

Aton was soon working Hollywood clubs with small combos and then joined 'the Jerry Gray Orchestra, with whom he made his first commercial recording. There followed a steady stream of work in Hollywood clubs with a variety of Jazz stars including The Conley Grraves Trio, The Page Cavanagh Trio, Calvin Jackson and Harold Land.

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While not a commercial success, the Fields band of 1950, consisting of a 12-man unit and a 6-man combo, nurtured several talented future jazz stars, including pianist Bill Evans, trumpeter Jimmy Nottingham and trombonist Frank Rosolino.

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He appeared in films such as Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957) with the Bobby Troup Trio, Roustabout (1964) with Elvis Presley and Barbara Stanwyck, and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) with Jane Fonda.

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