Edgar Eugene Summerlin (September 1, 1928 – October 10, 2006) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator known for pioneering Liturgical jazz, avant-garde jazz, and free jazz.
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Steve Kuhn
American pianist
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John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
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Tina Brooks
American musician
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Tim Ries
American jazz saxophonist
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Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Buddy Terry
American musician
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Don Braden
American musician
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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
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Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Russell Procope
American musician
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The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Ronnie Scott
British musician
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Kenny Graham
British musician
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Ike Quebec
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Chu Berry
American musician
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Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
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Don Byas
American musician
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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David Schnitter
American musician
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Barney Wilen
French saxophonist
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David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Tate Houston
American saxophonist
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Pony Poindexter
American musician
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Ted Nash
American musician
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Junior Cook
American saxophonist
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Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Manny Albam
musician and composer
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Dizzy Reece
Jamaican trumpeter
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Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
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Art Pepper
American musician
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Don Lamond
American musician
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Budd Johnson
American musician
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Ronnie Cuber
American musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Don Ellis
American jazz musician