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Ernie Watts
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
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Chuck Berghofer
Chuck Berghofer
American musician
2
Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
3
John Guerin
John Guerin
American drummer
4
Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
5
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
6
Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
7
Chuck Domanico
Chuck Domanico
American musician
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Buster Cooper
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
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Karma
Karma
American soul/funk band
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Eric Gale
Eric Gale
American musician
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Sonny Russo
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
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Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
17
Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Chuck Findley
Chuck Findley
American musician
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Mercer Ellington
Mercer Ellington
American musician
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Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
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Ron Malo
Ron Malo
American audio engineer
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Janice Robinson
Janice Robinson
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
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Gene Orloff
Gene Orloff
American musician
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Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
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Matthew Gee
Matthew Gee
American musician
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Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
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David T. Walker
David T. Walker
American musician
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Jackie Kelso
Jackie Kelso
musician
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Sammy Nestico
Sammy Nestico
American composer and arranger
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Harold Jones
Harold Jones
American musician and drummer
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Reggie Johnson
Reggie Johnson
American musician
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Ronnell Bright
Ronnell Bright
American musician
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Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Claus Ogerman
Claus Ogerman
German composer
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Don Sebesky
Don Sebesky
American jazz musician
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John Clayton
John Clayton
American jazz and classical double bassist
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Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Vincent DeRosa
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
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Art Ryerson
Art Ryerson
American musician
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Fred Katz
Fred Katz
American cellist
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Don Costa
Don Costa
American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist
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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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Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels
American musician
61
Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Ted Sturgis
Ted Sturgis
American musician
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Emil Richards
Emil Richards
American musician
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Lou Blackburn
Lou Blackburn
American musician
70
James Gadson
James Gadson
American musician
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Rickey Woodard
Rickey Woodard
American jazz musician
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Richard Davis
Richard Davis
American double-bassist
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Bill Hughes
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Bill Mays
Bill Mays
American pianist
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Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
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Frank Gant
Frank Gant
American jazz drummer
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Kevin Eubanks
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
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Luis Bonilla
Luis Bonilla
American musician
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Bruce Clarke
Bruce Clarke
Australian musician
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John Pisano
John Pisano
American musician
George Bohanon
American musician

George Bohanon

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American musician
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Music

George Roland Bohanon, Jr. (born August 7, 1937) is a jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan

In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty Edwards and Herbie Williams. After appearing on several Motown recordings, together with leading musicians such as Hank Cosby, of the Funk Brothers, he went to live in California.

In 1962, he replaced Garnett Brown in the Chico Hamilton Quintet. In 1963 and 1964, he recorded two albums for Motown's unsuccessful jazz Workshop label.

In 1971, he was a member of the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, playing alongside fellow trombonist Benny Powell, that backed Sarah Vaughan on her A Time in My Life album, recorded in Los Angeles.

Between 1984 and 1993, he played in orchestras backing Frank Sinatra.