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Aaron Sachs (born July 4, 1923 in New York City), is a well known jazz saxophone and clarinet player.
He started as a young protege of Benny Goodman, and later eased into bebop music, playing with Earl Fatha Hines. He then formed his own bands, with some success recording and touring.
Sachs made several solo albums, such as Aaron Sachs (Bethlehen Records), Clarinet and Co., and We Brought Our Axes. He has also recorded with Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughn, Chet Baker, Billie Holliday, Red Norvo, Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day, Cozy Cole, and many other significant artists in the jazz field.
He married singer Helen Merrill in 1948, a union which lasted only a few years. They had one child, a son.
In the 1960s, Aaron Sachs went into Latin music, playing with the greats of that genre, including Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodriguez.
Aaron Sachs has written a hit song for Tito Rodriguez, titled "El Mundo De Las Locas" and also composed for drum legend Louis Bellson, with the mainstay tune "Blast off".

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