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Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe Gordon
American musician
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Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
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Irwin Kostal
Irwin Kostal
American conductor
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Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
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Hayes Alvis
Hayes Alvis
musician
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Johnny Green
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
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Reginald Foresythe
Reginald Foresythe
British musician
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Edgar Battle
Edgar Battle
American musician
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Ted Curson
Ted Curson
Jazz trumpeter
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Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
Cecil Irwin
American musician

Cecil Irwin

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Cecil Irwin (December 7, 1902 – May 3, 1935) was an American jazz reed player and arranger.

Irwin played early in his career with Carroll Dickerson, Erskine Tate, and Junie Cobb before joining Earl Hines's band as a saxophonist and arranger. He worked for several years with Hines in a variety of ensembles, recording with him extensively. He also played during this time as a sideman with Johnny Dodds, Jabbo Smith, King Oliver, and Joe Venuti. In 1935 he was killed in a car crash while on tour in Des Moines, Iowa.