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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Walter Page
American jazz musician
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
3
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
5
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
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Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Melton Mustafa
American musician
10
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
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Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Joe Garland
American musician
15
Nat Pierce
American musician
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Hayes Alvis
musician
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Edgar Battle
American musician
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Reunald Jones
American musician
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Bill Hughes
jazz musician
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Gunther Schuller
American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician
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Snooky Young
American musician
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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John Heard
American musician and sculptor
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Buddy Tate
American musician
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Eddie Barefield
American musician
31
James Williams
American jazz pianist
32
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Don Byas
American musician
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Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Malachi Thompson
American musician
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Shad Collins
American musician
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Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
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Edgar Sampson
American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist
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Budd Johnson
American musician
46
Buster Bailey
American musician
47
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
48
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
49
Dicky Wells
American jazz trombonist
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Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
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Dave Holland
British musician
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Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
53
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Henry Coker
American musician
55
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
56
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
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Tadd Dameron
American pianist
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Henderson Chambers
American musician
59
Velma Middleton
American singer
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Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer
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Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Alphonse Trent
American musician
63
Elmer James
American musician
64
Al Grey
American jazz musician
65
Ed Schuller
American musician
66
Keg Johnson
American jazz trombonists
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Lawrence Lucie
American musician
