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Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
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Herbie Steward
Herbie Steward
American musician
2
Greg Abate
Greg Abate
jazz musician
3
George Lewis
George Lewis
American musician
4
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
5
Zilas Görling
Zilas Görling
Swedish saxophonist (1911-1960)
6
Bill Smith
Bill Smith
jazz musician and composer from the United States
7
Alix Combelle
Alix Combelle
French musician
8
Lejaren Hiller
Lejaren Hiller
American composer
9
John McCabe
John McCabe
English composer and pianist
10
Harry Carney
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
11
Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
12
Dannie Richmond
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
13
Clifford Scott
Clifford Scott
American musician & saxophonist
14
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
15
Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
16
Red Garland
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
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Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
20
Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
21
Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician
22
Charles Gayle
Charles Gayle
American jazz musician
23
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
24
John Jorgenson
John Jorgenson
American musician
25
Philippe Aerts
Philippe Aerts
Jazz double bassist
26
Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
27
Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman
American jazz musician and composer
28
Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
30
Steve Turre
Steve Turre
American jazz trombonist
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John Gilmore
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
32
Tim Garland
Tim Garland
British musician
33
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Jack Lesberg
Jack Lesberg
American jazz musician
35
David Wilczewski
David Wilczewski
36
Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek
Norwegian saxophonist
37
Leonard Feather
Leonard Feather
British musician
38
Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud
French composer, conductor and teacher (1892-1974)
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Morty Corb
Morty Corb
American musician
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Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
41
Raoul Björkenheim
Raoul Björkenheim
Finnish musician
42
John Von Ohlen
John Von Ohlen
jazz musician
43
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
44
Lu Watters
Lu Watters
American mineral collector, jazz trumpeter, bandleader
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
46
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
47
Jack Montrose
Jack Montrose
American musician
48
James Chirillo
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
49
Clifford Solomon
Clifford Solomon
American musician
50
Eino Tamberg
Eino Tamberg
Estonian composer
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Dave Samuels
Dave Samuels
American musician
52
Eddie Safranski
Eddie Safranski
American musician
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Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
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John Carter
John Carter
American jazz musician
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Kaoru Abe
Kaoru Abe
Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978)
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Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
57
Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
58
Bob Thiele
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996)
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Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
60
Dick Wellstood
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
61
Norman Mason
Norman Mason
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
62
Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
63
Paul Horn
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
64
Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
65
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Rabih Abou-Khalil
Lebanese musician
66
Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
67
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
68
Dick Garcia
Dick Garcia
American musician
Charles Redland
Swedish composer and musician

Charles Redland

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Swedish composer and musician
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Carl Gustaf Mauritz Nilsson, known professionally as Charles Redland (July 7, 1911 in Södertälje – August 18, 1994 in Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.

The son of a musician, Redland learned several instruments when he was young. In the 1930s he was a member of bands in which he played alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. During that decade he also worked as a leader. On clarinet he recorded with Benny Carter in Sweden in 1936. He composed and arranged jazz and popular music. He also composed for more than 80 films, as well as for radio and TV programs.