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Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
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Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Justin Robinson
American musician
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Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
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Regina Carter
American musician
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Milt Jackson
American musician
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Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Danny Mixon
American musician
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Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
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Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer
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Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Cozy Cole
American musician
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Shirley Horn
American singer
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Marlena Shaw
American singer
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Buster Williams
American musician
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist
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Dale Barlow
Australian musician
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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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James Moody
American jazz musician
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Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
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Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Cyrus Chestnut
American musician
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J. C. Heard
American musician
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Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
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Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Stephen Scott
American musician
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Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Junior Mance
American musician
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Joe Gordon
American trumpeter
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Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Dave Holland
British musician
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Onaje Allan Gumbs
American musician
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Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
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Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Babs Gonzales
American singer
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
66
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
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Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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Bernie Glow
American musician
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Creed Taylor
American record producer
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Mel Lewis
American musician
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Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Don Byas
American musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Johnny Griffin
American musician
