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Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto
Brazilian singer and songwriter
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Stan Getz
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
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João Gilberto
João Gilberto
Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd
American guitarist
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Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
German composer
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Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Bonfá
Brazilian musician
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Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
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Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Brazilian-American singer
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James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Dom Um Romão
Dom Um Romão
Brazilian jazz drummer, percussionist
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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Walter Wanderley
Walter Wanderley
Brazilian musician
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Gary McFarland
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
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Oscar Castro-Neves
Oscar Castro-Neves
Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Claudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician
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João Donato
João Donato
Brazilian musician
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Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Ithamara Koorax
Ithamara Koorax
Brazilian singer
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Gene Cherico
Gene Cherico
American musician
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Buddy Deppenschmidt
Buddy Deppenschmidt
American jazz drummer
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Manny Albam
Manny Albam
musician and composer
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Roberto Menescal
Roberto Menescal
Brazilian musician
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
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Leo Wright
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
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Bob Thiele
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996)
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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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Sam Brown
Sam Brown
American jazz guitarist
Creed Taylor
American record producer

Creed Taylor

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American record producer
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Creed Taylor (born May 13, 1929) is an American record producer, best known for his work with CTI Records, which he founded in 1967. His career also included periods at Bethlehem Records, ABC-Paramount (including their jazz label, Impulse!), Verve, and A&M Records. In the 1960s, he signed bossa nova artists from Brazil to record in the US, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Eumir Deodato, João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto, among others.