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Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
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Mike Nock
New Zealand born musician residing in Australia.
2
Esmond Edwards
American photographer and record producer
3
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter
4
Emil Richards
American musician
5
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
6
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
7
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
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Wilton Felder
American musician
9
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
10
Chuck Domanico
American musician
11
Larry Carlton
American musician
12
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
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Plas Johnson
American musician
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Stafford James
American musician
15
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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Johnny Hartman
Jazz Singer
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Joe Sample
American pianist
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Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Tom Scott
American jazz musician
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Cleveland Eaton
American musician
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Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
22
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
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Morris Jennings
American musician
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Michael White
American violinist
25
Rotary Connection
American psychedelic soul band
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Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
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Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist
28
Leonard Chess
Polish-American record company executive
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Odell Brown
American jazz organist, songwriter
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Tom Malone
American musician
31
John Guerin
American drummer
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Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Sam Lay
American drummer and vocalist
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Dennis Budimir
American musician
36
Creed Taylor
American record producer
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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Todd Cochran
American musician
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician
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Johnnie Johnson
American musician
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Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Howard Johnson
American musician
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Jim Messina
American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer
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Arthur Blythe
American musician
45
Paul Butterfield
American blues singer and harmonica player
46
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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James Chance
American saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter and singer
49
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
51
Johnny Frigo
American jazz musician
52
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Lou Blackburn
American musician
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Robbie France
British musician
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Charles Stepney
American record producer
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Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
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Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
64
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
65
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Jaki Byard
American musician
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Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
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Harold Vick
American musician
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Dirty Three
band
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Don Ellis
American jazz musician
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Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Ira Sullivan
American jazz musician
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Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
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Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Don Menza
American saxophonist
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Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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The Soulful Strings
American soul-jazz instrumental group formed in Chicago in 1966
