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Paul Jackson, Jr.
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
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Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
2
Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
3
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
4
David Hungate
David Hungate
American musician
5
Rob Mounsey
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
6
Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
American musician
7
Will Lee
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
8
Eric Gale
Eric Gale
American musician
9
Naná Vasconcelos
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
10
Buzz Feiten
Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
11
Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
12
James Gadson
James Gadson
American musician
13
Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
14
Rick Marotta
Rick Marotta
American musician
15
Ernie Watts
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
16
Chuck Domanico
Chuck Domanico
American musician
17
Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Fred Tackett
Fred Tackett
American musician
19
Robben Ford
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
20
Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
American musician
21
Luis Conte
Luis Conte
Cuban jazz musician
22
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
23
Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
24
Fred Jackson, Jr.
Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
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Don Menza
Don Menza
American saxophonist
26
Bill Summers
Bill Summers
jazz musician
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Manolo Badrena
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
28
Hiram Bullock
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
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Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
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Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
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Waddy Wachtel
Waddy Wachtel
American musician, composer and record producer
35
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
36
Louis Johnson
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
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Barry Finnerty
Barry Finnerty
American musician
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Jackie Kelso
Jackie Kelso
musician
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Barry Rogers
Barry Rogers
American musician
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Harvey Mason
Harvey Mason
American drummer
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Bill Mays
Bill Mays
American pianist
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Phil Palmer
Phil Palmer
British musician
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Paul Griffin
Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
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Frank Ricotti
Frank Ricotti
British musician
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Ray Cooper
Ray Cooper
British musician
46
Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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John Guerin
John Guerin
American drummer
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Emil Richards
Emil Richards
American musician
49
Don Grusin
Don Grusin
American musician
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Chuck Findley
Chuck Findley
American musician
51
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
52
Steven Rinkoff
Steven Rinkoff
American record producer
53
Jay Hoggard
Jay Hoggard
American musician
54
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
55
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
56
Steve Jordan
Steve Jordan
American composer, musical director and artist
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
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Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Mike Mainieri
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
61
Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
62
Jay Berliner
Jay Berliner
American musician
63
Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley
English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer of American country music
64
Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
American musician
65
Mitchel Forman
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
66
Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
67
Jimmy Maelen
Jimmy Maelen
musician
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Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
69
Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
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Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder
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François Kevorkian
François Kevorkian
French DJ of Armenian descent
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Alan Rubin
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
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David Friedman
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
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Eric Darken
Eric Darken
musical artist
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American musician
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Score

Jerry Hey (born 1950 in Dixon, Illinois) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit "Longer".

He is known as the Seawind trumpeter and arranger who plays with Gary Grant, Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach Jr.. He is also well known for his wine palate.

He was born to parents known for their involvement in music. He attended the National Music Camp for two summers. While in college, Hey studied under Bill Adam at Indiana University.

He composed and arranged the song "Jedi Rocks" for the 1997 Special Edition re-release of Return of the Jedi.

He co-produced four songs on Lisa Stansfield's 2014 album, Seven. Hey has received 6 Grammy Awards and 11 nominations.