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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Sonny Russo
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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George Van Eps
George Van Eps
musician
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Vincent DeRosa
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Babe Russin
Babe Russin
American musician
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo
American musician
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Joe Comfort
Joe Comfort
American musician
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Don Elliott
Don Elliott
jazz musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Karl George
Karl George
American musician
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
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Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
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Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
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Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
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Jimmy Crawford
Jimmy Crawford
American musician (1910-1980)
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Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
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Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Gordon Jenkins
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
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Ray Linn
Ray Linn
American musician
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Billy Byers
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
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Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
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Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Johnny Mandel
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
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Gregg Field
Gregg Field
American music producer and musician
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Ray Copeland
Ray Copeland
American musician
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Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Howard Alden
Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
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Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Irv Kluger
Irv Kluger
Irv is a Past Vice President of Las Vegas Local 369 of the American Federation of Musicians. Irv played a key role in developing a pension plan for union musicians in Las Vegas.
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Doug Lawrence
Doug Lawrence
American jazz saxophonist
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Harry Allen
Harry Allen
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
Irving Cottler
American musician

Irving Cottler

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American musician

Irving "Irv" Cottler (February 13, 1918 – August 8, 1989) was an American drummer and sometime member of The Wrecking Crew, who recorded with Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others. He was best known as the drummer for Frank Sinatra, with whom he worked for over 30 years beginning in 1955. Irv's first recording session with Sinatra was in October 1955 on 'Love Is Here To Stay' and he played on many of the remaining Songs For Swingin' Lovers tracks, alternating with Alvin Stoller. From 1956 on, he was Sinatra's preferred drummer and played on a world tour with Sinatra during 1962, as well as on his many TV recordings. He also performed for 12 years with the house band of The Dinah Shore Show.

Cottler died of a heart attack in Templeton, California, at the age of 71.