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Fictional jazz band from the "Out of My Head" humor column (1959-1965?) in ''Downbeat'' magazine, written by Ed Sherman under the pseudonym George Crater.  
 
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The lineup given in an April 11, 1963 column for their live album ''At Sun Valley''
  
 
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==External Links==
 
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Revision as of 11:30, 12 May 2018

Fictional jazz band from the "Out of My Head" humor column (1959-1965?) in Downbeat magazine, written by Ed Sherman under the pseudonym George Crater.

The lineup given in an April 11, 1963 column for their live album At Sun Valley

Lineup:

  • Zoot Finster, tenor saxophone
  • Miles Cosnat, trumpet
  • Gimp Lymphly, gorkaphone
  • Humphrey Nurturewurst, trombone
  • Milt Orp, marimba
  • Strimp Grech, cello;
  • Rudell Benge, guitar
  • Sticks Berklee, drums

"Crater" also released a spoken word comedy album with a lot of jazz references, Out Of My Head (1960, Riverside RLP 841).

A Billboard article of Jan. 25, 1960, notes "UA has signed the Zoot Finster Octet to a long exclusive pact. A change in the group's line-up now has Zig Priff on trumpet. Ana-tasia Lefcourt, jazz and blues singer, has also been added."

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