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Johnny Pearson
British composer, orchestra leader and pianist (1925-2011)
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer
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Peter Graham
British brass band composer
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Paul Weston
American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor
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Skip & Flip
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Jan and Dean
American musical duo
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Jeroen van Veen
Dutch classical pianist and composer
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Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Henri René
American conductor
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Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Hennie Bekker
Zambian-Canadian composer and musician
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The Atlantics
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor
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Patrick Williams
American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018)
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Earl Rose
American composer
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Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
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Warren Bennett
British composer
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Don Redman
American musician
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Lalo Schifrin
Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (born 1932)
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George Paxton
American musician
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Spike Hughes
Composer, Author, Music Critic
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Raymond Scott
American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
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Jack Clement
American musician
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Gavin Sutherland
British conductor, composer and pianist
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Tom Paxton
American folk singer and singer-songwriter
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Harriet Schock
American singer
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Johnny Nash
American pop singer-songwriter
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George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; President of the Songwriters Guild of America (1921-2010)
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Michael Lloyd
American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician (born 1948)
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Ted Heath
British musician
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Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer and music professional
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Laurie Johnson
British film and tv composer and bandleader
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Tony Hatch
English composer for musical theatre and television; noted songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer
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Johnny Mathis
American singer, recording artist
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Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
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Robert Mersey
American musician, arranger and record producer
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Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
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Van Alexander
American musician
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Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
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Gavin Bryars
British musician
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Orrin Keepnews
American record producer
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Roy Budd
British jazz musician and composer
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Terry Waldo
American musician
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Ernest Stoneman
American singer-songwriter
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Ralph Peer
Talent scout, recording engineer and record producer
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Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Thomas Newman
American composer best known for his many film scores
