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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
1
Joe Benjamin
Joe Benjamin
American musician
2
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
3
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
4
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
5
Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
6
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
7
Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
8
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
9
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
10
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
11
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
12
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
13
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
14
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
15
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
16
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
17
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
18
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
20
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
21
Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
23
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
24
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
25
Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
26
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
27
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
28
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
30
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
31
Herbie Lovelle
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
32
Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
33
Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
34
J. C. Higginbotham
J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
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Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
36
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
37
Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
39
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
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Billy Butler
Billy Butler
American musician
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
45
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
49
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
50
Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
51
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
52
Vincent DeRosa
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
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Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
54
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
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Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Eric Gale
Eric Gale
American musician
57
Steve Jordan
Steve Jordan
American musician
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Dicky Wells
Dicky Wells
American jazz trombonist
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Bobby Donaldson
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
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Harold Vick
Harold Vick
American musician
62
Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician
63
Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
64
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
66
Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
67
Curtis Counce
Curtis Counce
American musician
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
69
Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
American musician
70
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
72
Leonard Gaskin
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
73
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
74
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
75
John Pisano
John Pisano
American musician
76
Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
77
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
78
James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
79
Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
80
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Burt Collins
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
82
Haywood Henry
Haywood Henry
American jazz baritone saxophonist
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Gene Quill
Gene Quill
American musician
84
Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
85
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist

Everett Barksdale

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American jazz guitarist
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Music

Everett Barksdale (April 28, 1910 – January 29, 1986) was an American jazz guitarist and session musician.

He played bass and banjo before settling on guitar. In the 1930s Barksdale moved to Chicago, where he was in Erskine Tate's band. He recorded for the first time with violinist Eddie South in 1931, and he remained with South until 1939. He moved to New York City and became a member of the Benny Carter big band. Around the same time, he recorded with Sidney Bechet. During the 1940s, he worked for CBS as a session musician.

As a sideman, Barksdale played guitar in many genres. He worked with vocalists Dean Barlow, Maxine Sullivan, the Blenders, and the Clovers. He played on the hit "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia and was music director for the Ink Spots.

Beginning in 1949, he worked with pianist Art Tatum until Tatum died in 1956. During the 1950s and '60s, he was a member of the house band at ABC.

He played on recordings by Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. Among his other jazz associations were Milt Hinton, Buddy Tate, Clark Terry, and Louis Armstrong. He also played guitar in the studio for pop and soul musicians such as The Drifters (including on "Under the Boardwalk" and "Saturday Night at the Movies") and Ben E. King.

Barksdale retired from active performance in the 1970s and moved to California. He died there in 1986.