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270:and reported as far away as
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480:Who's Who of British Jazz
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898:20th-century trombonists
863:British male journalists
858:British male trombonists
826:. London: Penguin, 2008.
722:. London: Pegasus, 2012.
313:Bentley married actress
133:Band of the Irish Guards
82:Stowell Memorial Church
883:British jazz musicians
735:. Omnibus Press, 2009.
20:John Alexander Bentley
888:Irish Guards soldiers
80:. He was baptised at
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