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Eric Gale
Eric Gale
American musician
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Chuck Domanico
Chuck Domanico
American musician
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Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
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Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Don Grusin
Don Grusin
American musician
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Hiram Bullock
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
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Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
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Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Harvey Mason
Harvey Mason
American drummer
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
American musician
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Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
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Emil Richards
Emil Richards
American musician
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Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Robben Ford
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
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Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
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Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
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Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
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Rob Mounsey
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
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Mike Mainieri
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
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Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Bill Summers
Bill Summers
jazz musician
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Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
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Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Manolo Badrena
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
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Will Lee
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
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Bob Berg
Bob Berg
American musician
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Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
American musician
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Victor Lewis
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
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Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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NanĂ¡ Vasconcelos
NanĂ¡ Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
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Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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John Klemmer
John Klemmer
American musician
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
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Don Menza
Don Menza
American saxophonist
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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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John Guerin
John Guerin
American drummer
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James Gadson
James Gadson
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Gary Burton
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
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Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
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Tommy Campbell
Tommy Campbell
American drummer
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Paul Jackson, Jr.
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
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Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey
American musician
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
German composer
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Jay Berliner
Jay Berliner
American musician
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician
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Gato Barbieri
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
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Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
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Julian Priester
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Buell Neidlinger
Buell Neidlinger
American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist
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Burt Collins
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
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Steve Rodby
Steve Rodby
American jazz musician
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
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Barry Finnerty
Barry Finnerty
American musician
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Jackie Kelso
Jackie Kelso
musician
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Mitchel Forman
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
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Lyle Ritz
Lyle Ritz
American bassist and ukulele player
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Don Alias
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Frank Ricotti
Frank Ricotti
British musician
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Charnett Moffett
Charnett Moffett
American musician
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician

Ernie Watts

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American jazz musician
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Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's album The Grand Wazoo he played the "Mystery Horn", a straight-necked C melody saxophone. He played the notable saxophone riff on "The One You Love" by Glenn Frey.