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Ralph MacDonald

Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist

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Eric Gale

American musician

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Johnny "Hammond" Smith

American organist

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Jerry Dodgion

American musician

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Wayne Andre

American trombonist

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Marvin Stamm

American trumpeter

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Billy Cobham

American jazz drummer

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Cornell Dupree

American R&B/soul jazz guitarist

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Bob James

smooth jazz keyboardist and composer

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Bernard Purdie

American drummer

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Melvin Sparks

American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist

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Airto Moreira

Brazilian musician

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Idris Muhammad

American drummer

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Phil Upchurch

American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist

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David Matthews

American musician

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Charles Earland

jazz musician

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Joe Beck

American musician

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Stanley Turrentine

American musician

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Richard Tee

American musician

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James Buffington

American musician

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Don Sebesky

American jazz musician

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Harvey Mason

American drummer

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Harold Vick

American musician

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Randy Brecker

American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)

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King Curtis

American saxophonist (1934-1971)

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Creed Taylor

American record producer

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Ronnie Foster

American organist and record producer

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Jerome Richardson

American jazz multi-instrumentalist

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Esther Phillips

American R&B singer

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Hank Crawford

American saxophonist (1934-2009)

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Billy Butler

American musician

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Pepper Adams

American saxophonist

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Milt Jackson

American musician

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Ray Barretto

Puerto Rican jazz musician

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Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist

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Snooky Young

American musician

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Lonnie Smith

American jazz musician

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George Howard

American musician

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Jon Faddis

Jazz trumpet player

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Jimmy McGriff

American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)

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John Blake, Jr.

American jazz violinist

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Nat Adderley

American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player

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Roland Hanna

American pianist

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Rusty Bryant

American musician

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Jeremy Steig

son of William Steig

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Cedar Walton

American hard bop jazz pianist

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The Delfonics

American R&B/soul vocal group

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Joe Zawinul

Austrian composer and pianist

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Burt Collins

American trumpeter and musician

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Herbie Lovelle

American musician and actor (1924-2009)

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Bill Withers

American singer-songwriter and musician

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Sonny Stitt

American jazz saxophonist

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George Coleman

American musician

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Joe Farrell

American saxophonist

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Kevin Toney

American composer

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David Friedman

American jazz percussionist

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Dick Griffin

American musician

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Sonny Fortune

American saxophonist

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Shirley Scott

American jazz organist and recording artist

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Hiram Bullock

American jazz guitarist

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Frank Wess

American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger

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Ray Mantilla

American jazz drummer

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Mickey Roker

American jazz drummer

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Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader

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Donald Byrd

American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist

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Lou Rawls

American record producer

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Jay Berliner

American musician

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Ron Carter

American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer

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Jimmy Cleveland

American jazz trombonist

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Jimmy Forrest

African American jazz musician

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Philip Bailey

American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor

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Eumir Deodato

Brazilian musician

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Dave Taylor

American musician

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Thornel Schwartz

American jazz guitarist

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George Duvivier

American musician

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Jimmy Ponder

American guitarist

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Gene Ammons

American jazz tenor saxophonist