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Fritz Brocksieper
Fritz Brocksieper
German musician
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Hans Koller
Hans Koller
Austrian jazz musician (1921-2003)
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
3
Ziggy Elman
Ziggy Elman
American musician
4
Benny Waters
Benny Waters
American musician
5
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
9
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Willy Berking
Willy Berking
German composer and conductor
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Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman
American musician
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Ernie Caceres
Ernie Caceres
American musician
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Frank Froeba
Frank Froeba
American musician
15
Louis Freichel
Louis Freichel
German pianist and songwriter
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George Avakian
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Benny Morton
Benny Morton
American musician
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Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack
American musician
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Eddie Dougherty
Eddie Dougherty
American jazz musician
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Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993)
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Yank Lawson
Yank Lawson
American musician
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Sid Catlett
Sid Catlett
American musician
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Arthur Schutt
Arthur Schutt
American pianist
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Babe Russin
Babe Russin
American musician
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Harry Babasin
Harry Babasin
American musician
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Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
32
Alberto Socarras
Alberto Socarras
Cuban musician
33
Shoji Suzuki
Shoji Suzuki
Japanese jazz clarinetist (1932-1995)
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Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
35
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Vernon Brown
Vernon Brown
American musician
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Bill Harris
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Peter Appleyard
Peter Appleyard
Canadian vibraphonist
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Nate Kazebier
Nate Kazebier
American musician
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Benny Krueger
Benny Krueger
American jazz saxophonist
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John Hammond
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic
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Lou McGarity
Lou McGarity
American musician
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Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
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Teddy McRae
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Harry James
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Red Allen
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
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Allan Reuss
Allan Reuss
American jazz guitarist
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Johnny Guarnieri
Johnny Guarnieri
American musician
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Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
American musician
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Hymie Shertzer
Hymie Shertzer
American musician
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Gil Fuller
Gil Fuller
American jazz arranger/composer and bandleader
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Benny Harris
Benny Harris
American jazz trumpeter
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
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Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
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Eberhard Weber
Eberhard Weber
German musician
68
Attila Zoller
Attila Zoller
Hungarian Jazz guitarist
69
Johnny Best
Johnny Best
American musician
70
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
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Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Art Blakey
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
74
Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
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Jake Porter
Jake Porter
American musician, record label owner
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Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
78
Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray
American musician
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Cyril Haynes
Cyril Haynes
American jazz pianist
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Edgar Sampson
Edgar Sampson
American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist
Benny De Weille
German musician

Benny De Weille

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Benny de Weille (March 6, 1915, Lübeck - December 17, 1977, Westerland) was a German swing jazz clarinetist and bandleader.

De Weille studied clarinet under Hans Helmke and was heavily influenced by Benny Goodman, whom he often emulated in his own ensembles. He made recordings with Teddy Stauffer, Hans Rehmstedt, and Willy Berking in the 1930s and 1940s, and from 1940 led his own "Bar Trio". Following the war he worked at Radio Frankfurt and conducted the Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk orchestra. His last recordings were in a Dixieland style in 1951.