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Al Klink
Al Klink
Born	December 28, 1915; Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 7, 1991 (aged 75); Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Swing, jazz
Instrument(s)	Tenor saxophone

Al Klink (December 28, 1915 in Danbury, Connecticut – March 7, 1991 in Bradenton, Florida)^[1] was an American swing jazz tenor saxophonist.

Career[edit]

Klink played with Glenn Miller from 1939 to 1942,^[1] and is a featured soloist, along with Tex Beneke, on the most well-known version of "In the Mood". When Miller started playing in the U.S. military, Klink played with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, and did work as a session musician after World War II ended.^[1] Klink appeared in the 1941 film Sun Valley Serenade and 1942 film Orchestra Wives.

From 1952 to 1953 he played with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra.^[1] In 1955, he recorded his only session as a bandleader, performing six songs for a Bob Alexander album that won a Grammy Award. In the late-1960s to early-1970s, he was a tenor saxophone doubler on the staff of NBC's Tonight Show Band under Doc Severinsen, where he was an occasional featured soloist. After a hiatus, he returned in 1974 when he began playing with the World's Greatest Jazz Band.^[1] In the 1970s, he played with Glenn Zottola and George Masso, and continued playing until the mid-1980s, when he retired to Florida.