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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Clyde Hurley
Clyde Hurley
American musician
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Larry Shields
Larry Shields
American jazz musician
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Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
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Mike Deasy
Mike Deasy
American singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, saxophonist and jazz musician
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis
American musician
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Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Roy Milton
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
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Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
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David Hassinger
David Hassinger
American audio engineer
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Ernie Fields
Ernie Fields
African American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader
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Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
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Henry Cosby
Henry Cosby
American Motown songwriter and record producer
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Johnny Richards
Johnny Richards
American jazz arranger and composer
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Don Cherry
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
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Sue Raney
Sue Raney
American singer
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Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Buster Smith
Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist
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Ada Leonard
Ada Leonard
American bandleader
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Clora Bryant
Clora Bryant
American musician
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Tom Archia
Tom Archia
American musician
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Eddie Vinson
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter
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Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
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Leonard Feather
Leonard Feather
British musician
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Frank Fields
Frank Fields
American musician
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Dave MacRae
Dave MacRae
New Zealand musician
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Norman Granz
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Curtis Amy
Curtis Amy
American musician
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Tuck & Patti
Tuck & Patti
US American jazz duo
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Joe Bushkin
Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
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Shifty Henry
Shifty Henry
American musician
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Clifford Solomon
Clifford Solomon
American musician
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Matty Matlock
Matty Matlock
American musician
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Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
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Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
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Dee Barton
Dee Barton
composer, arranger
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Joe Lee Wilson
Joe Lee Wilson
American singer (1935-2011)
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
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Sam the Sham
Sam the Sham
American rock and roll singer
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Captain Beyond
Captain Beyond
band
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Bud Scott
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Charlie La Vere
Charlie La Vere
American pianist
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Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell
American musician
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Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
American actor and singer (1911-1998)
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Roy Porter
Roy Porter
American musician
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Ronnie Laws
Ronnie Laws
jazz musician
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Sonny Clay
Sonny Clay
American musician
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Van Alexander
Van Alexander
American musician
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Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
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Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
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Sly Stone
Sly Stone
American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Red Allen
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray
American musician
Henry Bridges
American musician

Henry Bridges

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American musician
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Henry Bridges, Jr. (December 2, 1915, Paris, Texas - July 27, 1986, Los Angeles) was an American jazz saxophonist.

Earlier jazz reference books speculated that he was born in Oklahoma City circa 1908, but later work examining social security records indicates that he was probably born in 1915 in Texas. While living in Oklahoma he worked with Don Byas and with Charlie Christian for several years in territory bands, then worked in the bands of Alphonso Trent, Anna Mae Winburn, and Leslie Sheffield. Late in 1939 he joined Harlan Leonard's band and recorded with him, remaining with Leonard until 1941. Shortly after this he joined the US military and led a band which performed in the US and the European theater. After the war he settled in Los Angeles, and was active in performance until about 1960, including with Julia Lee (1946), Clifford Blivens (1949), Peppy Prince, Helen Humes, and Damita Jo .