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The Three Sounds
The Three Sounds
American jazz piano trio
1
Andy Simpkins
Andy Simpkins
American bassist
2
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
3
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
4
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
5
Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
6
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
7
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
8
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
9
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
10
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
11
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
12
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
13
Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
American musician
14
Les Spann
Les Spann
American guitarist
15
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
16
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
17
Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark
American musician
18
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
19
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
20
Willie Dennis
Willie Dennis
jazz musician
21
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
22
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
23
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
24
Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
25
Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
26
Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
27
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
28
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
29
Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
30
Richard Williams
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
31
Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
32
Sal Nistico
Sal Nistico
American musician
33
Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
34
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
35
James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
36
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
37
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
38
Gene Harris
Gene Harris
American pianist
39
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
40
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
41
Al Harewood
Al Harewood
American jazz drummer
42
Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
43
Tommy Turrentine
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer
44
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
45
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
46
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
47
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
48
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
49
Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
50
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
51
Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
52
Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
53
Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
54
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
55
Ben Tucker
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
56
Jimmy Gourley
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
57
Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
58
Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
59
Bob Northern
Bob Northern
American jazz musician
60
Walter Booker
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
61
Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
62
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
63
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
64
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
65
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
66
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
67
Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
68
Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
69
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
70
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
71
Matthew Gee
Matthew Gee
American musician
72
Duke Pearson
Duke Pearson
American pianist
73
Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
74
George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
75
Billy Butler
Billy Butler
American musician
76
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
77
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
78
Jimmy Bond
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
79
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
80
Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
Bill Dowdy
American musician

Bill Dowdy

Intro
American musician
Genres
Music

Bill Dowdy (August 15, 1932 – May 12, 2017) was an American jazz musician and teacher. He was the drummer with the jazz trio, The Three Sounds. The Three Sounds recorded over ten jazz albums from the 1950s through the early 1970s and played with Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day and Sonny Stitt among others.