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Chuck Mangione
American jazz musician
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Gerry Niewood
American musician
2
Sal Nistico
American musician
3
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
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Larry Carlton
American musician
5
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Roy McCurdy
jazz drummer
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Albert Heath
American drummer
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Tony Levin
American musician
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Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
12
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
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Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
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Bob Northern
American jazz musician
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Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Percy Heath
American musician
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Allen Vizzutti
American musician
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Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
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Joe LaBarbera
American musician
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Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
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Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
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Pete Levin
American musician
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Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Joe Zawinul
Austrian composer and pianist
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith
American organist
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Don Butterfield
American musician
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Mick Guzauski
American audio engineer
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Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
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Les Spann
American guitarist
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Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
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Seldon Powell
American musician
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Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
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Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
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Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
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Meco
American musician
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Tate Houston
American saxophonist
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Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
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Milt Jackson
American musician
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Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
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Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
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Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
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Joe Puma
American musician
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Willie Ruff
American musician
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James Buffington
American musician
66
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Orrin Keepnews
American record producer
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Herbie Harper
American musician
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer
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Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
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Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Janice Robinson
