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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
2
Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
3
André Previn
André Previn
German-American pianist, conductor and composer
4
Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
5
Irving Ashby
Irving Ashby
American jazz guitarist
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Frank Capp
Frank Capp
American musician
7
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
8
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
9
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
10
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
11
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Gene Quill
Gene Quill
American musician
14
Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
15
Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
16
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Dave Barbour
Dave Barbour
American jazz guitarist
18
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
20
Buster Cooper
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
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Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
25
Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest
American singer
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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Kay Starr
Kay Starr
American singer
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo
American musician
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Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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David Rose
David Rose
American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist and orchestra leader (1910-1990)
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
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Willie Dennis
Willie Dennis
jazz musician
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Eddie Safranski
Eddie Safranski
American musician
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Melba Liston
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer
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Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Lorez Alexandria
Lorez Alexandria
American musician
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Bobby Jaspar
Bobby Jaspar
cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer
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Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
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Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Don Elliott
Don Elliott
jazz musician
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Larry Elgart
Larry Elgart
American jazz bandleader (1922-2017)
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
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Johnny Mandel
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
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Art Ryerson
Art Ryerson
American musician
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Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
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Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Trigger Alpert
Trigger Alpert
musician
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Betty Carter
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Simon Townshend
Simon Townshend
British guitarist
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman
American musician
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Ann Richards
Ann Richards
American singer
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Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Les Baxter
Les Baxter
American musician, singer, composer
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Rita Reys
Rita Reys
Dutch jazz singer
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
73
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
singer and actress from the United States (1928-2002)
74
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
Betty Bennett
American jazz singer

Betty Bennett

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American jazz singer
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Music

Betty Bennett (October 23, 1921 – April 7, 2020) was an American jazz and big band singer.

Bennett was born in October 1921. Her first major signing was with the Claude Thornhill band in 1946, the band in which her husband, bassist Iggy Shevak, was playing. Shortly after her husband left to join Alvino Rey, Bennett followed him there. In 1949, she joined Charlie Ventura's band before going on to join Benny Goodman in 1959.

Her second album featured arrangements by Shorty Rogers and her second husband, André Previn. Bennett later married guitarist Mundell Lowe. He died in December 2017 at the age of 95.

Bennett died in April 2020 at the age of 98.