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Joe LaBarbera
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King Oliver
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Benny Powell
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Joe Sample
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Marc Johnson
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Colin Towns
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Charles Davis
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Joe Venuti
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Charlie Fowlkes
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
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Marshal Royal
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Frank Foster
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Thad Jones
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Peter Herbolzheimer
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Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
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Fred Elizalde
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Al Foster
Al Foster
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
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Jiggs Whigham
Jiggs Whigham
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
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Nat Towles
Nat Towles
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Ray Bryant
Ray Bryant
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
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Jo Jones
Jo Jones
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Bill Ramsey
Bill Ramsey
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Tim Hagans
Tim Hagans
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Chico O'Farrill
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Henry Busse
Henry Busse
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George Freeman
George Freeman
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Graeme Bell
Graeme Bell
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Pete Yellin
Pete Yellin
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John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
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John Lewis
John Lewis
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Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
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Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
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Weather Report
Weather Report
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
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Michael Karoli
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory
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Kenny Werner
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Charly Antolini
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Gerald Wilson
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Ernie Wilkins
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King Kolax
King Kolax
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
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Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
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Paul Motian
Paul Motian
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
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Jon Ballantyne
Jon Ballantyne
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Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
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Tom Brown
Tom Brown
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Mabel Wayne
Mabel Wayne
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
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Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
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Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy
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Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley
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David Sancious
David Sancious
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Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
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Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
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Joe Wick
German drummer

Joe Wick

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German drummer
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Music

Josef "Joe" Wick (March 19, 1916, Siegburg – November 15, 1994, Hamburg) was a German jazz and dance bandleader.

Wick first played violin, then picked up drums, and was a drummer for the bands of Will Glahé, Peter Kreuder, Peter Igelhoff, Otto Dobrindt [de], Bernard Etté, and others. In 1942 he took leadership of the UFA GmbH dance band, and became a prisoner of war after Normandy was recaptured by Allied forces. He was then brought to London, where he performed on radio, including for the BBC. From 1946 to 1948 he led a new band which entertained troops in West Germany, and recorded copiously in 1948 for Brunswick and Deutsche Grammophon. He was active until 1964. Members of his orchestra went on to play with Kurt Edelhagen's ensemble.