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Odean Pope
Odean Pope
American jazz saxophonist
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Dave Burrell
Dave Burrell
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Bobby Few
Bobby Few
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Sunny Murray
Sunny Murray
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David Weiss
David Weiss
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Pierre Dørge
Pierre Dørge
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David Schnitter
David Schnitter
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Khan Jamal
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Sonny Criss
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Jaki Byard
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Malachi Favors
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Booker Ervin
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Barry Harris
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John Jenkins
John Jenkins
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Mark Whitecage
Mark Whitecage
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Burton Greene
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Andrew Cyrille
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Johnny Griffin
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Joseph Jarman
Joseph Jarman
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
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Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
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Glenn Spearman
Glenn Spearman
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Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
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David Eyges
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George Coleman
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Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
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Jimmy Bennington
Jimmy Bennington
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Julian Priester
Julian Priester
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Marion Brown
Marion Brown
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
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Karin Krog
Karin Krog
Norwegian jazz singer
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Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
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Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
American jazz trumpeter
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Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
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Clifford Thornton
Clifford Thornton
American musician
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Red Holloway
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Lennie McBrowne
Lennie McBrowne
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Ray Nance
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Roy Campbell, Jr.
Roy Campbell, Jr.
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George Schuller
George Schuller
American drummer
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Pete La Roca
Pete La Roca
American drummer
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Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson
composer
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Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
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Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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Mitch Mitchell
Mitch Mitchell
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
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Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Newman Taylor Baker
Newman Taylor Baker
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Sonny Sharrock
Sonny Sharrock
American guitarist (1940-1995)
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Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
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Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Butch Miles
Butch Miles
American jazz drummer
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Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Sir Douglas Quintet
Sir Douglas Quintet
band
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Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe
American musician
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Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
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John Tchicai
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist
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Jamil Nasser
Jamil Nasser
American bassist
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Alvin Tyler
Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
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Chu Berry
Chu Berry
American musician
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Bill Dixon
Bill Dixon
American musician
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Ricky Ford
Ricky Ford
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Jymie Merritt
Jymie Merritt
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Byard Lancaster
American saxophonist

Byard Lancaster

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Byard Lancaster (August 6, 1942 – August 23, 2012) was an avant-garde jazz saxophonist and flutist.

He attended two colleges, one for music, before attending the Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York City and participated in jam sessions which included saxophonist Archie Shepp and drummer Elvin Jones.

In 1965, he recorded Sunny Murray Quintet with the album's eponymous musician in New York, performed in the Parisian Actuel festival with him in 1969, and continued to work in the drummer's groups throughout his career. By the 1970s, Lancaster had played with musicians such as McCoy Tyner, Khan Jamal, and Sun Ra, as well as some outside of jazz, such as blues pianist Memphis Slim and blues guitarist Johnny Copeland.

Near the end of his life he performed regularly with cellist David Eyges and recorded as a leader and sideman for the record label Creative Improvised Music Projects. He died of pancreatic cancer on August 23, 2012.