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Willie Maiden
Willie Maiden
American musician
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Speedy Jones
Speedy Jones
American drummer
2
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
3
Don Sebesky
Don Sebesky
American jazz musician
4
Rolf Ericson
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
5
Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
6
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Jimmy Rowser
Jimmy Rowser
American bassist
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Bill Berry
Bill Berry
American musician
9
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
10
Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
11
Leo Wright
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
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Don Menza
Don Menza
American saxophonist
13
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
14
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
16
Carl Saunders
Carl Saunders
American jazz trumpeter
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Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
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Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Frankie Dunlop
Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
20
Nick Ceroli
Nick Ceroli
American musician
21
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
22
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
23
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
24
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
25
Si Zentner
Si Zentner
American jazzband leader
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Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
American musician
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Ronnie Cuber
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
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Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Jake Hanna
Jake Hanna
American drummer
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
32
Chris Connor
Chris Connor
American jazz singer
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Don Ellis
Don Ellis
American jazz musician
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Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Frank Vicari
Frank Vicari
American musician
36
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
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Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Art Davis
Art Davis
American double-bassist
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Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Gene Cherico
Gene Cherico
American musician
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Walter Perkins
Walter Perkins
American drummer
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Joe Maini
Joe Maini
American musician
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Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
53
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
56
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Keter Betts
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
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Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal
American musician
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Carmen Leggio
Carmen Leggio
American musician
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Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
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John Dankworth
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Claude Williamson
Claude Williamson
American pianist
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
73
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
Lanny Morgan
American musician

Lanny Morgan

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Lanny Morgan (born March 30, 1934, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American jazz alto saxophonist chiefly active on the West Coast jazz scene.

Morgan was raised in Los Angeles. In the 1950s he played with Charlie Barnet, Si Zentner, Terry Gibbs, and Bob Florence, then did a stint in the U.S. military, for which reason he had to turn down an offer to play in the orchestra of Stan Kenton. From 1960-65 he played in Maynard Ferguson's orchestra; after a few years in New York City he returned to Los Angeles in 1969, where he played frequently in the studios, was a member of Supersax, and played in the big bands of Bill Berry, Bob Florence, and Bill Holman.

Morgan also played on sessions for Nancy Sinatra.