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Galt MacDermot
Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre
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Gerome Ragni
American actor, singer and songwriter
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Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer
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Orrin Keepnews
American record producer
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Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Manny Albam
musician and composer
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Freddie Redd
American pianist
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Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
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Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Warren Chiasson
Canadian vibraphonist
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Tom Moulton
American record producer
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Herbie Harper
American musician
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Gunther Schuller
American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician
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Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999)
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Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Nat Pierce
American musician
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Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Nat Adderley Jr.
American musician and pianist
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Mark Murphy
American singer
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Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Ballard MacDonald
American lyricist
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Pee Wee Russell
American musician
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Percy Heath
American musician
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Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
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Nat King Cole
American singer and jazz pianist (1919-1965)
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Giorgio Gomelsky
Georgian musician (1934-2016)
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Hal Galper
American pianist
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Charlie La Vere
American pianist
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Paul Bacon
Designer of book and album covers
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Bobby Scott
American musician, record producer, and songwriter (1937-1990)
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Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
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Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Maceo Pinkard
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
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Dave Dexter, Jr.
American journalist
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J. R. Monterose
American musician
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Lenny Kaye
American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
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Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
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Frank Capp
American musician
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Mel Tormé
American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor, writer, music arranger (1925-1999)
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Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Robert Palmer
American writer, musician and blues producer
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Ray Bryant
American pianist
