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Joe Muranyi
Joe Muranyi
American jazz clarinetist
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Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones
American musician
2
Kaiser Marshall
Kaiser Marshall
American musician
3
Zutty Singleton
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
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Wingy Manone
Wingy Manone
American musician
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Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Johnny Letman
Johnny Letman
American musician
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Arvell Shaw
Arvell Shaw
American musician
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Arthur Trappier
Arthur Trappier
American drummer
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Sonny Greer
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Chu Berry
Chu Berry
American musician
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Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
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Art Ryerson
Art Ryerson
American musician
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
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Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Joe Garland
Joe Garland
American musician
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Sid Weiss
Sid Weiss
American double bass player
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Velma Middleton
Velma Middleton
American singer
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Calvin Newborn
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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A. K. Salim
A. K. Salim
American musician
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Blanche Calloway
Blanche Calloway
American singer, bandleader and composer
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Teddy McRae
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
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Arthur Rollini
Arthur Rollini
American musician and clarinetist
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Nappy Lamare
Nappy Lamare
American musician
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Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Trummy Young
Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist
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Sidney Arodin
Sidney Arodin
American jazz clarinetist and songwriter
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Vernon Brown
Vernon Brown
American musician
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Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
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Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
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Miff Mole
Miff Mole
American jazz musician
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King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Remo Palmier
Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
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Toni Harper
Toni Harper
American singer
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Walter Thomas
Walter Thomas
American saxophonist
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
48
Kansas Fields
Kansas Fields
American musician
49
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Eddie Shu
Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
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Chubby Jackson
Chubby Jackson
American musician
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Johnny Dunn
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
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Omer Simeon
Omer Simeon
American musician
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Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Peck Kelley
Peck Kelley
American musician
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Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner
American musician