George Paxton (March 24, 1914 – April 19, 1989) was an American big band leader, saxophonist, arranger, and publisher during the 1930s and 1940s. He was president of Coed Records and a producer for the label.
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The Duprees
band
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Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Enoch Light
American musician
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John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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Tony Mottola
guitarist (1918-2004)
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Fred Lipsius
American musician
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Don Redman
American musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
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Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
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Don Costa
American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist
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Spike Jones
American musician and band leader (1911-1965)
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Bill Finegan
American bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Jack Cooper
American composer, arranger, orchestrator, multireedist, and music educator.
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Danny Flores
American musician
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
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Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
American rock music band
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Jim Pepper
Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician
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Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)
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Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
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Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Will Hudson
Canadian-American composer, arranger, and big band leader
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Jerry Gray
American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader
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Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Bill Cunliffe
American musician
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Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
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King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Lou Marini
American saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Art Ryerson
American musician
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Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
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Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
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Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
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The Mothers of Invention
American rock band from California
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Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Jerry Jemmott
American musician
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Heiner Stadler
German musician
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René Hall
American musician, performer, and music arranger
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Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
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Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Andy Sheppard
English musician
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Ed Summerlin
American musician
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Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Ted Nash
American musician
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Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Matt Dennis
American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music
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Slide Hampton
American trombonist
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Sam Butera
American musician
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Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
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Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
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Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Gil Evans
American pianist
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)