Q:James Henry Oliver was a tenor saxophonist and bandleader based in Philadelphia. Active from the mid-1940s his bands including the house band at local venues featured among other musicians Philly Joe Jones Steve Davis Red Garland Johnny Coles Charlie Rice Sam Reed and Mickey Roker. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Artist