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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
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Metronome All-Stars
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
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Boomie Richman
Boomie Richman
American musician
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Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
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George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
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Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
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Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Gene Roland
Gene Roland
American composer
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Helen Ward
Helen Ward
American jazz singer
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Frank Capp
Frank Capp
American musician
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Kay Starr
Kay Starr
American singer
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Vido Musso
Vido Musso
Italian musician
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Rolf Ericson
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
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Manny Albam
Manny Albam
musician and composer
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Steve Jordan
Steve Jordan
American musician
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Bob Carter
Bob Carter
American bassist
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Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
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Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
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Leonard Gaskin
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
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Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
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Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Dave Tough
Dave Tough
American drummer
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Dave Schildkraut
Dave Schildkraut
American musician
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Abe Most
Abe Most
American jazz musician
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Carl Fontana
Carl Fontana
American musician
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Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Lou Stein
Lou Stein
American musician
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Lou McGarity
Lou McGarity
American musician
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Mousey Alexander
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Stu Williamson
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews
American musician
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Billy Byers
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
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Max Bennett
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
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Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo
American musician
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Hal McIntyre
Hal McIntyre
American musician
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Al Haig
Al Haig
American pianist
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
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Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Fats Navarro
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
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Teddy Kotick
Teddy Kotick
American musician
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Irv Kluger
Irv Kluger
Irv is a Past Vice President of Las Vegas Local 369 of the American Federation of Musicians. Irv played a key role in developing a pension plan for union musicians in Las Vegas.
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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John Graas
John Graas
American musician
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Jackie Mills
Jackie Mills
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Dave McKenna
Dave McKenna
American musician
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Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
Eddie Safranski
American musician

Eddie Safranski

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Edward Safranski (December 25, 1918 – January 10, 1974) was an American jazz double bassist, composer & arranger who worked with Stan Kenton. He also worked with Tony Bennett, Charlie Barnet, Benny Goodman & Bobby Darin. From 1946 to 1953 he won the Down Beat Readers' Poll for bassist.