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David Bee
David Bee
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Saheb Sarbib
Saheb Sarbib
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Pierre Ferret
Pierre Ferret
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Dave Liebman
Dave Liebman
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Ernst van’t Hoff
Ernst van’t Hoff
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Jack Diéval
Jack Diéval
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Toots Thielemans
Toots Thielemans
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
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Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
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Pete Fountain
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Shuichi Murakami
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Old and New Dreams
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Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
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Hank Penny
Hank Penny
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Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
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Hazy Osterwald
Hazy Osterwald
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
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Al Jones
Al Jones
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
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Sharkey Bonano
Sharkey Bonano
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Gene Williams
Gene Williams
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Esbjörn Svensson
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Art Blakey
Art Blakey
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The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
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Alberto Socarras
Alberto Socarras
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Joe Castro
Joe Castro
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
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René Lussier
René Lussier
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Roger Chaput
Roger Chaput
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Buster Williams
Buster Williams
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Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory
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The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s
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Edgar Hayes
Edgar Hayes
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Luis Russell
Luis Russell
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Jim Snidero
Jim Snidero
American jazz saxophonist
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Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
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Don Ellis
Don Ellis
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Robert Conti
Robert Conti
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Sonny Parker
Sonny Parker
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
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Jimmy Wade
Jimmy Wade
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
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Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
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Johnny Claes
Johnny Claes
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Walter Davis
Walter Davis
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Yves Robert
Yves Robert
French trombonist
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Hugh Hopper
Hugh Hopper
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Monk Hazel
Monk Hazel
American musician
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Dee Murray
Dee Murray
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Bob Greene
Bob Greene
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Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd
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Don Payne
Don Payne
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Gus Deloof
Belgian trumpeter

Gus Deloof

Intro
Belgian trumpeter
Genres
Music

Auguste "Gus" Deloof (September 26, 1909 in Brussels – May 8, 1974 in Brussels) was a Belgian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger..

Deloof began playing professionally in 1926 and was a member of the group The Michigans in 1927. He worked in Monte Carlo in 1928–1929 with some of Chas Remue's sidemen, then joined Fud Candrix's Carolina Stomp Chasers. In 1931 he recorded under his own name, with Jean Robert and Jean Omer as sidemen. He also performed with Spike Hughes, Bernard Ette, and Willie Lewis. In 1934, he moved to France to join Ray Ventura's group, where he remained until 1939. He did recording sessions in the late 1930s with Philippe Brun and Quintette du Hot Club de France. Deloof also led his own bands, including extensively on record during World War II and in the early 1950s; his sidemen included David Bee and Rudy Bruder.