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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd
American guitarist
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Andy Kirk
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader
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Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd
American recording engineer and producer
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Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
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Joe Haymes
Joe Haymes
American musician
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Charlie Teagarden
Charlie Teagarden
American musician
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Miff Mole
Miff Mole
American jazz musician
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Bob Carter
Bob Carter
American bassist
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Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
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Benny Waters
Benny Waters
American musician
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Dave Tough
Dave Tough
American drummer
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Ram Ramirez
Ram Ramirez
Puerto Rican born jazz pianist and composer
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Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Earl Robinson
Earl Robinson
American singer-songwriter and composer
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Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
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Joe Pass
Joe Pass
American musician
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Jesse Stone
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Buddy Stewart
Buddy Stewart
American musician
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Pete Brown
Pete Brown
American musician
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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Bill DeArango
Bill DeArango
American musician
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
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George Freeman
George Freeman
American musician
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Keter Betts
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
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John Hammond
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic
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Red Garland
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
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Benny Harris
Benny Harris
American jazz trumpeter
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Major Holley
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
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Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
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Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Jackie Paris
Jackie Paris
American singer
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Axel Zwingenberger
Axel Zwingenberger
German musician
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Chris Griffin
Chris Griffin
American jazz trumpeter of the swing era
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Jimmy Blanton
Jimmy Blanton
American musician
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Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Nat Jaffe
Nat Jaffe
Jazz pianist
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Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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Joe Garland
Joe Garland
American musician
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Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
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Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Lou Stein
Lou Stein
American musician
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Paul Motian
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
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Clyde Hart
Clyde Hart
American musician
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Ernie Caceres
Ernie Caceres
American musician
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Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
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Oliver Jackson
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
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Al Lucas
Al Lucas
Canadian jazz musician
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Edgar Sampson
Edgar Sampson
American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist
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George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
Joe Springer
American musician

Joe Springer

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Joe Springer ( May 22, 1916, New York City – October 24, 2004, Miami ) was an American jazz pianist.

Springer played locally on Coney Island from about 1931. His first major gig was with Wingy Manone in 1935; he first recorded in 1940, with Louis Prima. Soon after he worked with Buddy Rich (1942) and Gene Krupa (1942-43), then with Oscar Pettiford, Tiny Grimes, Ben Webster, Charlie Barnet, Jimmy McPartland, Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge, and Raymond Scott. He accompanied Billie Holiday regularly in the 1940s and also worked with Anita O'Day. He continued working in New York into the 1960s before retiring to Florida that decade.