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Ira Gitler
Ira Gitler
American sports journalist and music critic
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George Williams
George Williams
musician and an arranger for a number of major big bands
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George Bohanon
George Bohanon
American musician
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Max Jones
Max Jones
British jazz author, radio host, and journalist
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Don Elliott
Don Elliott
jazz musician
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Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Ed Summerlin
Ed Summerlin
American musician
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Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Phineas Newborn Jr.
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
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Bukka White
Bukka White
American Delta blues guitarist and singer
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Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Robert Wilkins
Robert Wilkins
American country blues guitarist and singer
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Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
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June Clark
June Clark
Jazz trumpeter and cornetist
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Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
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Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell
American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.
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Don Cherry
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
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Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Hegamin
American singer and entertainer
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A. K. Salim
A. K. Salim
American musician
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Hank Jones
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Champion Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
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Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band
band
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Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
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Homesick James
Homesick James
American blues musician
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Eva Taylor
Eva Taylor
American singer and actress (1895-1977)
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Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Babe Russin
Babe Russin
American musician
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Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
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James "Stump" Johnson
James "Stump" Johnson
American blues pianist and singer
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Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
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Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
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Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey
African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist
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Frank Butler
Frank Butler
American jazz drummer
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Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Big Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo Merriweather
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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Little Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor
American blues and soul singer
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Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American musician
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Shafi Hadi
Shafi Hadi
American musician
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Sam Chatmon
Sam Chatmon
American blues musician
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Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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Lew Tabackin
Lew Tabackin
American musician
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Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
Leonard Feather
British musician

Leonard Feather

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British musician
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Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing.