James Robert Belden (October 31, 1956 – May 20, 2015) was an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and producer. As a composer he may be best known for his Grammy Award winning orchestral jazz recording, Black Dahlia (2001). As producer he is mostly associated with the remastering of seminal recordings by trumpeter Miles Davis for Columbia Records.
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Tim Hagans
American musician
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Bob Dorough
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Al Foster
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Scott Kinsey
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Gary Bartz
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Azar Lawrence
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Lou Marini
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Richie Powell
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Sonny Fortune
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Wayne Shorter
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Dave Holland
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Grant Green
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Robert Glasper
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Elvin Jones
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Don Alias
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Francisco Mela
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Lee Konitz
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Tony Williams
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Robert Irving III
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Gerry Mulligan
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Chick Corea
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Roy Haynes
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Sonny Rollins
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Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
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Marc Copland
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Tim Ries
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Blue Mitchell
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Woody Shaw
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Alphonse Mouzon
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John Gilmore
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George Russell
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Billy Harper
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Billy Kilson
American musician
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Arthur Blythe
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Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
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Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Scott Robinson
American musician
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Charles Davis
American musician
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John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
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Wynton Kelly
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J. J. Johnson
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Frank Foster
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Bobby Previte
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Steve Kuhn
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Tim Gemmill
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Horace Silver
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Mary Lou Williams
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Hank Mobley
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Kenny Clarke
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