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Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
3
Jackie Mills
Jackie Mills
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Ernie Henry
Ernie Henry
American musician
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Tommy Pederson
Tommy Pederson
American musician
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Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
12
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Charlie Ventura
Charlie Ventura
American musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Nelson Boyd
Nelson Boyd
American musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Stuff Smith
Stuff Smith
American musician
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Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Shorty Sherock
Shorty Sherock
American musician
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Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Bob Carter
Bob Carter
American bassist
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Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
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Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
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Bill Harris
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
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Joe Gordon
Joe Gordon
American trumpeter
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Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
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Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Åke Persson
Åke Persson
Swedish musician
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Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
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Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
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Paul Smith
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Metronome All-Stars
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
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Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
American musician
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Joe Benjamin
Joe Benjamin
American musician
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Corky Hale
Corky Hale
American musician
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
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James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Les Spann
Les Spann
American guitarist
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Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
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Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Jimmy Nottingham
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
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Jimmie Smith
Jimmie Smith
American jazz drummer
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Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
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Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
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Joe Carroll
Joe Carroll
American singer
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Ernie Andrews
Ernie Andrews
American singer
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Lyle Ritz
Lyle Ritz
American bassist and ukulele player
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Specs Powell
Specs Powell
American musician
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Leo Wright
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Irv Kluger
Irv Kluger
Irv is a Past Vice President of Las Vegas Local 369 of the American Federation of Musicians. Irv played a key role in developing a pension plan for union musicians in Las Vegas.
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Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Ronnell Bright
Ronnell Bright
American musician
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Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist

Arnold Ross

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Arnold Ross (January 29, 1921, Boston - June 5, 2000, Culver City, California) was an American jazz pianist.

Arnold learned clarinet, trumpet, and violin as a child before picking up piano when he was twelve years old. He played on a cruise ship before relocating to New York City, working there with Jack Jenney. He then joined Vaughn Monroe's backing band, and in 1943 was drafted and entered the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. From 1944 to 1947 he worked with Harry James; around the same time he played with Harry Edison, Charlie Ventura, and Charlie Parker. He moved to California in 1947, working with Lena Horne, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Crosby, and Billy Eckstine, in addition to leading his own small group.

By 1960 Ross had become addicted to heroin, and entered a Synanon treatment program; he became affiliated with the Synanon organization and appeared in the Synanon film in 1965. He worked extensively with Nelson Riddle from 1968 to 1976, and was active as a touring performer into the 1990s.