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Jymie Merritt
Jymie Merritt
American bassist
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Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
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The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Art Blakey
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
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Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman
American musician
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Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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Reggie Johnson
Reggie Johnson
American musician
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Walter Davis
Walter Davis
American pianist
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Horace Silver
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
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James Spaulding
James Spaulding
American saxophonist
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John Hicks
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Victor Sproles
Victor Sproles
American musician
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Wallace Roney
Wallace Roney
American musician
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Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
American musician and composer
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Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown
American jazz musician
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John Gilmore
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
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Billy Harper
Billy Harper
American musician
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Eddie Higgins
Eddie Higgins
American musician
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Tina Brooks
Tina Brooks
American musician
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Steve Davis
Steve Davis
American musician
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
American musician
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Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
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Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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Buddy Terry
Buddy Terry
American musician
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Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark
American musician
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Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz
American musician
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Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.

One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's Blue Train (1957) and with the band of drummer Art Blakey before launching a solo career. Morgan stayed with Blakey until 1961 and started to record as leader in the late '50s. His song "The Sidewinder", on the album of the same name, became a surprise crossover hit on the pop and R&B charts in 1964, while Morgan's recordings found him touching on other styles of music as his artistry matured. Soon after The Sidewinder was released, Morgan rejoined Blakey for a short period. After leaving Blakey for the final time, Morgan continued to work prolifically as both a leader and a sideman with the likes of Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter, becoming a cornerstone of the Blue Note label.

Morgan's life was cut short at the age of 33 when his common-law wife Helen shot and killed him following a confrontation at Slugs' Saloon, in New York City.