▁the ▁Th ir teen ▁Col on ies ▁Category : 1 7 7 6 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Th ir teen ▁Col on ies ▁Col onial ▁United ▁States ▁Col onial ▁United ▁States ▁Col onial ▁United ▁States ▁S la very ▁S la very <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁A . ▁W yn n ▁Jr . ▁( J une ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ), ▁known ▁as ▁Big ▁Jim ▁W yn n , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁jump ▁bl ues ▁sa x oph on ist , ▁pian ist ▁and ▁band le ader . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas , ▁he ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁baby . ▁ ▁He ▁learned ▁piano ▁and ▁clar inet , ▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁ten or ▁sa x oph one ▁in ▁his ▁te ens . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁in ▁clubs ▁in ▁W att s , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁playing ▁jazz ▁and ▁swing ▁music , ▁and ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁T - B one ▁Walker , ▁who ▁was ▁initially ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer , ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁vocals . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁record ings ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 ▁Star ▁and ▁G ilt - Edge ▁labels ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁cred ited ▁as ▁Jim ▁W yn n ▁and ▁his ▁Bob al ib ans , ▁with ▁Claude ▁T