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John Dankworth
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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Mercer Ellington
Mercer Ellington
American musician
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Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
3
Money Johnson
Money Johnson
American musician
4
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Dick Vance
Dick Vance
American musician
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Charles Davis
Charles Davis
American musician
9
Luther Henderson
Luther Henderson
American composer and pianist
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Otto Hardwick
Otto Hardwick
American musician
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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William Russo
William Russo
American musician
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Tricky Sam Nanton
Tricky Sam Nanton
American musician
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Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
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Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
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Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
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Guy Barker
Guy Barker
British composer and musician
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Gerard Presencer
Gerard Presencer
British musician
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Ernie Hammes
Ernie Hammes
jazz musician
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Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Harry Carney
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
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Gavin Sutherland
Gavin Sutherland
British conductor, composer and pianist
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Onzy Matthews
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Al Killian
Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader
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James Chirillo
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
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Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
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Bill Berry
Bill Berry
American musician
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Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins
American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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Don Redman
Don Redman
American musician
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Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
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Richie Vitale
Richie Vitale
American jazz musician
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John Clayton
John Clayton
American jazz and classical double bassist
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Billy Childs
Billy Childs
American jazz pianist
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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John Altman
John Altman
composer
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Brian Torff
Brian Torff
American musician
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Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
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Geezil Minerve
Geezil Minerve
Cuban-born American musician
Barrie Lee Hall, Jr.
American jazz musician, music director and band leader

Barrie Lee Hall, Jr.

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American jazz musician, music director and band leader
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Music

Barrie Lee Hall Jr. (June 30, 1949 – January 24, 2011) was an American trumpeter, music director, and band leade of the Duke Ellington Small Band. He was known for his use of the plunger mute to affect the tone of his trumpet.