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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Lee Young
American musician
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Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter
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Andy Blakeney
American musician
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Clifford Solomon
American musician
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Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
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Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Ziggy Elman
American musician
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Al "Cake" Wichard
American musician
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Jess Stacy
American musician
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Wardell Gray
American musician
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Cozy Cole
American musician
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Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Bumps Myers
American saxophonist
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Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Curtis Mosby
American musician
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Carl Fontana
American musician
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Joe Gordon
American trumpeter
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Allan Vache
American musician
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Ulysses Livingston
American musician
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Paul Howard
American musician
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Earl Bostic
American musician
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Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader
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Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
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McClure Morris
American musician
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Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
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Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
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Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
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Sonny Parker
American blues and jazz singer, dancer, and drummer
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Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player
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Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
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Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Jimmie Noone
American musician
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Warren Chiasson
Canadian vibraphonist
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Addison Farmer
American musician
46
Wallace Davenport
American musician
47
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
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Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Don Byas
American musician
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Jackie Paris
American singer
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Anthony Ortega
American musician and clarinetist
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Jesse Belvin
American singer
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Johnny Letman
American musician
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Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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June Christy
American singer
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Bobby Lyle
American musician
59
Buster Wilson
American pianist (1897-1949)
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Lloyd Glenn
American musician
61
Jack McVea
American musician
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Irving Ashby
American jazz guitarist
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Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
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Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
69
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Milt Buckner
American musician
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Hank Penny
American musician
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Roger Humphries
American musician
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Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
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Clifford Scott
American musician & saxophonist
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Big Jay McNeely
American rhythm and blues saxophonist
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Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
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Porter Kilbert
American musician
