David Edwin Dexter Jr. (November 25, 1915 – April 19, 1990) was an American music journalist, record company executive, and producer known primarily for his long association with Capitol Records. He worked with many important figures in jazz and traditional popular music, including Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, and Frank Sinatra. He is also known for his role in packaging and sometimes altering the recordings of The Beatles for the American market.
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Marshal Royal
American musician
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Tadd Dameron
American pianist
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Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
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Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
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Sonny Lester
American record producer
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Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Pepe Jaramillo
Mexican musician
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Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
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Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist (1940-2003)
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Carmell Jones
American trumpeter
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Budd Johnson
American musician
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Quentin Jackson
American musician
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Speedy Jones
American drummer
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Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
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Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Bill Graham
American musician
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Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
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John Heard
American musician and sculptor
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Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist
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Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Claude Williams
American musician
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Joe Newman
American musician
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The Smithereens
American musical group; rock band from Carteret, New Jersey
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Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist
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Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer