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Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist
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Rudy Williams
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Don Lamond
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Don Byas
Don Byas
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Benny Morton
Benny Morton
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Walter Thomas
Walter Thomas
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Leonard Gaskin
Leonard Gaskin
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Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson
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Sonny Stitt
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Herman Autrey
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Red Holloway
Red Holloway
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Frankie Trumbauer
Frankie Trumbauer
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Ted Sturgis
Ted Sturgis
American musician
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Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
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Eddie Costa
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist
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Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher
American entertainer and singer (1928-2010)
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Herb Hall
Herb Hall
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Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
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Eddie Chamblee
Eddie Chamblee
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Cliff Jackson
American pianist
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Eddie Taylor
Eddie Taylor
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Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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Sammy Price
Sammy Price
American pianist
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Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
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Bennie Benjamin
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
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John Simmons
John Simmons
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Dewey Jackson
Dewey Jackson
American jazz musician
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Bill Crow
Bill Crow
American bassist
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Hal McIntyre
Hal McIntyre
American musician
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Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson
American bandleader
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John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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Red Nichols
Red Nichols
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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David "Fathead" Newman
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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Eddie Jefferson
Eddie Jefferson
American singer
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
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Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
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Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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J. C. Johnson
J. C. Johnson
American musician
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
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Buddy Tate
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Tyree Glenn
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist
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George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
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Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
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Skeets Tolbert
Skeets Tolbert
American musician
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels
American musician
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Lem Davis
Lem Davis
Jazz saxophonist
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Leo Parker
Leo Parker
American musician
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Johnny Windhurst
Johnny Windhurst
American jazz trumpet player
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Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
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Albert Dailey
Albert Dailey
American musician
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Eddie Safranski
Eddie Safranski
American musician
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Al Lucas
Al Lucas
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James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
Don Stovall
American musician

Don Stovall

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Don Stovall (December 12, 1913 – November 20, 1970) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.

Stovall began playing violin as a child before settling on alto. He played in St. Louis, Missouri, with Dewey Jackson and Fate Marable on riverboats in the 1920s, and then played with Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks in 1932-33. In the 1930s he lived in Buffalo, New York, where he led his own ensemble and played with Lil Armstrong. He moved to New York City in 1939, and played there with Sammy Price, Eddie Durham, and Cootie Williams. Following this he recorded extensively with Red Allen, remaining with him until 1950. He also recorded with Pete Johnson and Snub Mosley over the course of his career, though he never recorded as a leader.

Stovall retired from the music industry in 1950, and spent the remainder of his life working for a telephone company.