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Tiny Parham
Tiny Parham
Canadian musician
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Alex Hill
Alex Hill
American musician
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Elmer Schoebel
Elmer Schoebel
American musician
4
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Jimmy McPartland
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
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Scoville Browne
Scoville Browne
American musician
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George E. Lee
George E. Lee
American musician
9
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
American jazz and dance band from the 1920s and 1930s
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Eddy Davis
Eddy Davis
American jazz musician
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Sammy Price
Sammy Price
American pianist
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Bud Scott
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Vic Berton
Vic Berton
American musician
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Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Richard M. Jones
Richard M. Jones
American musician
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Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
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Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
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Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Chuck Redd
Chuck Redd
American musician
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Elmer Snowden
Elmer Snowden
American musician
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Colin Purbrook
Colin Purbrook
British pianist
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Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
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Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
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Frankie Jaxon
Frankie Jaxon
African American vaudeville singer, female impersonator, stage designer and comedian
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Sonny Clay
Sonny Clay
American musician
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Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
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Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
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Christian McBride
Christian McBride
American musician
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Charlie Dixon
Charlie Dixon
American musician
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McClure Morris
McClure Morris
American musician
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Spike Heatley
Spike Heatley
British musician
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Isham Jones
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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Marty Morell
Marty Morell
American musician
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Frank Teschemacher
Frank Teschemacher
American musician
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Tommy Bryant
Tommy Bryant
American musician
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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William Manuel Johnson
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
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Hank Jones
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
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Jan Garber
Jan Garber
American musician
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Bola Sete
Bola Sete
Brazilian musician
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Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
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Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist
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Rahn Burton
Rahn Burton
American jazz pianist
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Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
US musician
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin
American pianist
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Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Hegamin
American singer and entertainer
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Jack Hylton
Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
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John Gilmore
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
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Luis Russell
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader
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Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)
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The Wolverines
The Wolverines
band
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
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Porter Grainger
Porter Grainger
American musician
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Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Red Garland
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
Junie Cobb
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician

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Junius C. "Junie" Cobb (1896 – 1970) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader.

Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Cobb was competent on tenor saxophone, clarinet, banjo, piano, violin, and drums. He played with Johnny Dunn as a teenager, and after moving to Chicago he led his own ensemble in 1920-21 at the Club Alvadere. In the 1920s he played with King Oliver (1924–27) on banjo and with Jimmie Noone (1928–29). Following this Cobb put together another band of his own, and recorded with this ensemble for Vocalion and Victor. He played in Paris briefly in the early 1930s, then returned to lead groups in Chicago.

In 1946, he accompanied Annabelle Calhoun as a pianist, and played a number of extended engagements as a solo pianist. He went into semi-retirement in 1955, but played with Red Saunders in 1961 and Jasper Taylor in 1962.

In addition to his performing and bandleading activities, Cobb also composed; among his tunes is "Once or Twice", written in 1929. His brother, Jimmy, was a trumpeter who played on a number of Junie's recordings.