Charles Phillip Thompson (March 21, 1918 – June 16, 2016) was an American swing and bebop pianist, organist, composer, and arranger.
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Gene Ramey
American musician
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Joe Newman
American musician
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Buddy Tate
American musician
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Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
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Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Gus Johnson
American musician
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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Emmett Berry
American musician
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Budd Johnson
American musician
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J. C. Heard
American musician
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Don Byas
American musician
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Lem Davis
Jazz saxophonist
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Walter Page
American jazz musician
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Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Aaron Bell
American musician
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Julian Dash
American musician
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Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
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Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Henderson Chambers
American musician
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Leo Parker
American musician
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Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Joe Thomas
trumpeter
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Joe Benjamin
American musician
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Eddie Jones
American musician
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Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Steve Jordan
American musician
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
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Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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George Tucker
American musician
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Pee Wee Russell
American musician
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Bobby Donaldson
American musician
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Bennie Green
American musician
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Oliver Jackson
American drummer
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
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Dicky Wells
American jazz trombonist
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Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
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Skeeter Best
American musician
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Matthew Gee
American musician
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Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
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Jodie Christian
Jazz pianist
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Shad Collins
American musician
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Earle Warren
jazz musician
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Roy Brooks
American drummer
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Eddie Bert
American musician
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Sonny Clark
American musician
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
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Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
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Milt Jackson
American musician
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Doug Lawrence
American jazz saxophonist
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Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Nat Pierce
American musician
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Henry Coker
American musician
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Kansas Fields
American musician
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Ronnell Bright
American musician
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Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)