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Bud Scott
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Buster Wilson
Buster Wilson
American pianist (1897-1949)
3
Freddie Keppard
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
4
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Alphonse Picou
Alphonse Picou
African American jazz clarinetist
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Zutty Singleton
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
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Omer Simeon
Omer Simeon
American musician
8
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Lorenzo Tio
Lorenzo Tio
American clarinetist
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Zinky Cohn
Zinky Cohn
American musician
11
Wellman Braud
Wellman Braud
American musician
12
King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Paul Barbarin
Paul Barbarin
American musician
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Big Boy Goudie
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
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Frank Teschemacher
Frank Teschemacher
American musician
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Bunk Johnson
Bunk Johnson
American musician
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Dink Johnson
Dink Johnson
American musician
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Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
24
George Baquet
George Baquet
American musician
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Mezz Mezzrow
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
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George Lewis
George Lewis
American musician
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Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Jimmy Strong
Jimmy Strong
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Darnell Howard
Darnell Howard
American musician
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Benny Waters
Benny Waters
American musician
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Minor Hall
Minor Hall
American musician
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Albert Burbank
Albert Burbank
American jazz clarinetist
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Red Allen
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
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Ken Colyer
Ken Colyer
British musician
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Evan Christopher
Evan Christopher
American musician
38
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Albert Nicholas
Albert Nicholas
American musician
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Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
US musician
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Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Wallace Bishop
Wallace Bishop
American musician
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Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Baby Dodds
Baby Dodds
American musician
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Junie Cobb
Junie Cobb
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
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Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
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Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack
American musician
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Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016)
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Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
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Quinn Wilson
Quinn Wilson
American jazz bassist and tubist (1906-1978)
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Lizzie Miles
Lizzie Miles
African American blues singer
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
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Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones
American musician
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Charlie Green
Charlie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
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Jack McVea
Jack McVea
American musician
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Ollie Powers
Ollie Powers
American jazz drummer and vocalist
Jimmie Noone
American musician

Jimmie Noone

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Jimmie Noone (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. After beginning his career in New Orleans, he led Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, a Chicago band that recorded for Vocalion and Decca. Classical composer Maurice Ravel acknowledged basing his Boléro on an improvisation by Noone. At the time of his death Noone was leading a quartet in Los Angeles and was part of an all-star band that was reviving interest in traditional New Orleans jazz in the 1940s.