Cool jazz musicians
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Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Alvin Stoller
American musician
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André Previn
German-American pianist, conductor and composer
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Art Pepper
American musician
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Barbara Morrison
American singer
5
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
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Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Bill Watrous
American trombonist
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Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
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Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
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Bob Gordon
American musician
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Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Bobby Jaspar
cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer
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Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999)
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Brent Fischer
American composer, arranger, bandleader, bass guitarist, percussionist
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Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
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Buddy Collette
American musician
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Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Candy Dulfer
Dutch saxophonist and singer
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Carl Fontana
American musician
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Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
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Carmell Jones
American trumpeter
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Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
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Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
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Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
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Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
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Chico Hamilton
American musician
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Chris Connor
American jazz singer
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Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
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Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017)
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Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Claude Williamson
American pianist
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Clifford Brown
American jazz musician
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Connie Kay
American musician
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Conte Candoli
American musician
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Curtis Amy
American musician
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Curtis Counce
American musician
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Cy Touff
American jazz musician
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Dave Brubeck
American jazz pianist and composer
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Dave MacKay
American musician
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Dave Pell
American musician
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David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger
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Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Don Elliott
jazz musician
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Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Dupree Bolton
American musician
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Earl Anderza
American jazz musician
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Elmo Hope
American musician
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Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
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Frank Butler
American jazz drummer
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Frank Morgan
American musician
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Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Fred Katz
American cellist
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Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
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George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Gil Evans
American pianist
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Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
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Harold Land
American musician
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Herbie Harper
American musician
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Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist
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Horace Tapscott
American musician
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Howard Rumsey
American musician
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Irene Kral
American singer
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Israel Crosby
American musician
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Jack Montrose
American musician
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Jack Sheldon
American musician (1931-2019)
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James Clay
American musician
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Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Joe Maini
American musician
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Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
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Joe Zawinul
Austrian composer and pianist
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John Carisi
American trumpeter and composer
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John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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John Graas
American musician
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John LaPorta
American clarinetist
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John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Johnny Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Julie London
American actress and singer (1926-2000)
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Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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June Christy
American singer
94
Junior Collins
American musician
95
Larance Marable
American musician
96
Larry Bunker
American musician
97
Lars Gullin
Swedish musician
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Lee Aaron
Canadian singer
99
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
100
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
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Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer
102
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
103
Lou Blackburn
American musician
104
Lou Levy
American pianist and jazz musician
105
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host
106
Mark Kramer
American musician
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Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
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Mel Lewis
American musician
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Michael Di Pasqua
American musician
112
Michel Petrucciani
French jazz pianist
113
Mike Zwerin
American jazz musician
114
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Milt Jackson
American musician
117
Miroslav Vitouš
Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist
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Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
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Monty Budwig
American double bassist
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Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Mélanie De Biasio
Belgian soul jazz singer, composer and flutist
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Organ trio
trio including a Hammond organ
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Paul Desmond
American recording artist; jazz musician
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Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
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Percy Heath
American musician
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Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Pete Jolly
American musician
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Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
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Richie Kamuca
American musician
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Rosie Gaines
American musician
134
Roy Porter
American musician
135
Russ Freeman
American musician
136
Sade Adu
English singer-songwriter
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Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Scott Hamilton
American musician
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Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
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Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Stan Levey
American musician
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Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
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Steve Grossman
American saxophonist
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Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
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Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
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Teddy Charles
American musician
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Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer
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Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist and composer (1928-1976)
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Wardell Gray
American musician
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Warne Marsh
American tenor saxophonist
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Willie Ruff
American musician
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist