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Doc Severinsen is an American jazz trumpeter, renowned as the leader of the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Throughout his career, he has recorded over 30 albums, including "The Very Best of Doc Severinsen" and "The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen," which won a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance. Specializing in jazz, big band, and swing, Severinsen has collaborated with artists like Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. After leaving The Tonight Show in 1992, he continued to perform and record, with his music remaining a significant part of the American jazz scene.