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Ted Lewis
American singer (1890-1971)
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Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Miff Mole
American jazz musician
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Ben Pollack
American musician
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Jimmie Noone
American musician
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Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
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Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
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Frank Teschemacher
American musician
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Ted Koehler
American lyricist
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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Placide Adams
American jazz musician
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Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer
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Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
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Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
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Ray Bauduc
American musician
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Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Rube Bloom
American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
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Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Bud Freeman
American musician
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Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
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George Brunies
American musician
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Cliff Leeman
American musician
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Sam Lanin
American jazz bandleader, musician
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Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
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Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
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Ted Heath
British musician
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Walter Page
American jazz musician
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Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
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Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Don Redman
American musician
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Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Teddy Bunn
American musician
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Buster Bailey
American musician
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Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993)
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Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
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Paul Burlison
American rockabilly guitarist
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Jean Goldkette
American musician
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John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
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Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
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Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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Sidney Arodin
American jazz clarinetist and songwriter
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Johnny Mince
American musician
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The Washboard Rhythm Kings
band
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Freddie Slack
American musician
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Si Zentner
American jazzband leader
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Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Rolf Kühn
German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader
