... and since living in Harlem was not expensive he sent most of it home, but soon Edgar Dowell's band broke up and he was left to find another steady gig. Duke Ellington helped Webb to have his first experience as a band leader. The group started off small, only as a quintet and as time went on the group grew larger and eventually ... ...

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... could reach. He would then go on to move to New York at the age of seventeen. Webb started playing with the greats such as Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, and Duke Ellington. In 1927, on the advice of Ellington, Webb formed a quintet called the Harlem Stompers. Webb would soon start playing at one of Harlem's largest night clubs including the appraised ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School