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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
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Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr
Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr
musician
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Butch Warren
Butch Warren
American musician
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Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Ronnie Burrage
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
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James Williams
James Williams
American jazz pianist
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Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
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Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
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Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Jimmy Garrison
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Norris Turney
Norris Turney
American musician
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Buster Williams
Buster Williams
American musician
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Kendrick Scott
Kendrick Scott
American musician
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Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith
Scottish saxophone player
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Tia Fuller
Tia Fuller
American musician
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Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
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Ronald Shannon Jackson
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American drummer
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Jesper Thilo
Jesper Thilo
Danish jazz musician
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Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
American musician
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Julius Hemphill
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist
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Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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John Surman
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
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Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
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Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
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Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
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Eli Degibri
Eli Degibri
Israeli-born jazz saxophonists and composer
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Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
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Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
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J. R. Monterose
J. R. Monterose
American musician
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Vinny Golia
Vinny Golia
American musician
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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J. C. Moses
J. C. Moses
American musician
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Chad Lefkowitz Brown
Chad Lefkowitz Brown
American saxophinist
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Stafford James
Stafford James
American musician
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Bootsie Barnes
Bootsie Barnes
American saxophonist
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Andy McKee
Andy McKee
American bassist
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
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Ellery Eskelin
Ellery Eskelin
musician
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
Charles Davis
American musician

Charles Davis

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Charles Davis (May 20, 1933 – July 15, 2016) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Davis played alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, and performed extensively with Archie Shepp and Sun Ra.