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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
American musician
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Paul Horn
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
2
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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James Newton
James Newton
American flautist, composer, and conductor
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Carson Smith
Carson Smith
American musician
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Joe Comfort
Joe Comfort
American musician
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Bill Douglass
Bill Douglass
American jazz drummer
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Curtis Counce
Curtis Counce
American musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
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Lou Blackburn
Lou Blackburn
American musician
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Fred Katz
Fred Katz
American cellist
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Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Don Friedman
Don Friedman
American jazz pianist
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Sam Most
Sam Most
American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
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Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Irene Kral
Irene Kral
American singer
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
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Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
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Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Pete Rugolo
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Jackie Kelso
Jackie Kelso
musician
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Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American musician
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Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
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Harold Land
Harold Land
American musician
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Roger Neumann
Roger Neumann
American musician
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Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
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John Anderson
John Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
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Eugene Wright
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
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Pete Jolly
Pete Jolly
American musician
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
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Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
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Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Corky Hale
Corky Hale
American musician
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Bob Hammer
Bob Hammer
American pianist
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Bobby Bryant
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
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Ted Nash
Ted Nash
Woodwind virtuoso, author and studio musician
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Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
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Wyatt Ruther
Wyatt Ruther
American musician
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Stu Williamson
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
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Monk Montgomery
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
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John Pisano
John Pisano
American musician
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Tommy Campbell
Tommy Campbell
American drummer
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He was a founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet.