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Jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Tony Coe was born on November 29, 1934, in Canterbury, Kent, England. He first learned to play the clarinet and bass clarinet before teaching himself to play tenor saxophone. When he was 15, he performed with his school’s traditional jazz band and two years later, he became a professional musician when he joined British Dixieland drummer Joe Daniels’ band. When he turned 18 in 1953, he joined the army, where he performed with the Military and Dance bands. After he was discharged, he performed with the Micky Bryan Band in France before returning to...