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Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern
American pianist
2
John Purcell
John Purcell
American jazz saxophonist
3
Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
4
Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard
American musician
5
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
6
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
7
Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
8
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
9
Gary Peacock
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
10
Dick Morrissey
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
11
Al Aarons
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
12
Herb Pomeroy
Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
13
Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
14
Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
15
Scott Wendholt
Scott Wendholt
American musician
16
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
American musician
17
Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
18
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
19
Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
20
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
21
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
22
Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
23
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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John Hicks
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
25
Laurie Frink
Laurie Frink
American musician and music educator
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Chico O'Farrill
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
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Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier
American bassist
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Don Ellis
Don Ellis
American jazz musician
29
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
30
Marzette Watts
Marzette Watts
American jazz musician
31
Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
32
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician
33
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
34
Frank Vignola
Frank Vignola
American guitarist
35
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
36
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
37
Abram Wilson
Abram Wilson
American trumpeter (1973-2012)
38
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
39
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Jimmy Garrison
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
42
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
44
Horace Silver
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
45
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
46
Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
47
Eino Tamberg
Eino Tamberg
Estonian composer
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Bill Hughes
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
49
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
50
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
51
Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal
American musician
52
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
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Buster Williams
Buster Williams
American musician
54
Carlos Garnett
Carlos Garnett
American musician
55
George Lewis
George Lewis
American musician
56
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
57
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Nick LaRocca
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
59
Greg Gisbert
Greg Gisbert
American jazz musician
60
Alan Shorter
Alan Shorter
American musician
61
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
63
Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
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Chico Freeman
Chico Freeman
American saxophonist
65
Jerry Coker
Jerry Coker
American musician
66
Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
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Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
British musician
68
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
69
Joe Morris
Joe Morris
American jazz guitarist
70
Joe Venuti
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
71
Melton Mustafa
Melton Mustafa
American musician
72
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
73
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
74
George Avakian
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
75
J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Danny Gottlieb
Danny Gottlieb
American drummer
78
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Bill Cunliffe
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
80
Big Boy Goudie
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
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Bill Mobley
Bill Mobley
American musician
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George Colligan
George Colligan
American musician
Gary Barone
American musician and music educator

Gary Barone

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American musician and music educator
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Music

Gary Barone (December 12, 1941- December 24, 2019) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is the brother of Mike Barone.

Barone's father was trumpeter Joe Barone, who taught him to play from an early age. He attended Michigan State University, obtaining his bachelor's in 1965, and then did graduate work at San Fernando Valley State College from 1965 to 1967. In the latter 1960s he worked with Stan Kenton, Gerald Wilson, and Bud Shank, as well as Mike Barone's ensemble. He began working with Shelly Manne in 1969, remaining with him until 1973; during this time he also began doing more work as a session musician for film and television soundtracks (including for Dave Grusin, Lalo Schifrin, and Tom Scott). In the 1970s he also worked with Frank Zappa, Willie Bobo, and Frank Strazzeri.

Barone continued his musical studies in the 1980s with Dick Grove, and in 1991 graduated from Portland State University with a master's in economics. He also worked with David Friesen in the early 1990s. In 1995 he moved to Freiburg im Bresgau, in Germany, where he has played with Jiggs Whigham, Waldi Heidepriem [de], Christof Lauer, Tony Lakatos and Albert Mangelsdorff. He taught at the Hochschule für Kunst, Design und Populäre Musik Freiburg [de].