Al Klink

Al Klink was an American swing jazz tenor saxophonist.

Career

Klink played with Glenn Miller from 1939 to 1942, 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. 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. 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]. In the 1970s, he played with Glenn Zottola and George Masso, and continued playing until the mid-1980s, when he retired to Florida.

Klink died in Bradenton, Florida in 1991.

Satan in High Heels Ping Pong Percussion Swing into Spring
With Mundell LoweGuitar Moods Progressive Jazz

With Gerry MulliganHolliday with Mulligan with Judy Holliday
With Nelson RiddlePhil Silvers and Swinging Brass
With Cootie Williams