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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
