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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
1
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
2
Ziggy Elman
Ziggy Elman
American musician
3
Johnny Best
Johnny Best
American musician
4
Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
5
Wingy Manone
Wingy Manone
American musician
6
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
7
Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
American musician
8
Gil Rodin
Gil Rodin
American musician
9
Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack
American musician
10
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
11
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
12
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
13
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
14
Harry James
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
15
Chris Griffin
Chris Griffin
American jazz trumpeter of the swing era
16
McClure Morris
McClure Morris
American musician
17
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
18
zeke Zarchy
zeke Zarchy
American jazz trumpeter
19
Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
20
Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
21
Jimmy Maxwell
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
22
Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
23
Gil Fuller
Gil Fuller
American jazz arranger/composer and bandleader
24
Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
25
Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
26
Yank Lawson
Yank Lawson
American musician
27
Kid Ory
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
28
Jake Porter
Jake Porter
American musician, record label owner
29
Manny Klein
Manny Klein
American musician
30
Mel Powell
Mel Powell
American composer
31
Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
32
Charlie Spivak
Charlie Spivak
bandleader
33
Red Allen
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
34
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
35
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
36
Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
37
Fats Navarro
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
38
Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
39
Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman
American musician
40
Pee Wee Erwin
Pee Wee Erwin
American musician
41
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
42
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
43
Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
44
Ernie Caceres
Ernie Caceres
American musician
45
Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
46
Ray Linn
Ray Linn
American musician
47
Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
48
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
49
Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
50
Clyde Hurley
Clyde Hurley
American musician
51
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
52
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
53
Vido Musso
Vido Musso
Italian musician
54
Nappy Lamare
Nappy Lamare
American musician
55
Bill Harris
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
56
Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
57
Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern
Canadian musician
58
Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
59
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
60
Fud Livingston
Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
61
Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
62
Ray Draper
Ray Draper
American musician
63
Al Hirt
Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader
64
Nick Travis
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
65
Miff Mole
Miff Mole
American jazz musician
66
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
67
Laurie Frink
Laurie Frink
American musician and music educator
68
Bernie Privin
Bernie Privin
American musician
69
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
70
Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
71
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
72
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
73
John Kirby
John Kirby
jazz bassist
74
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
75
Arthur Schutt
Arthur Schutt
American pianist
76
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
77
Salvatore Camarata
Salvatore Camarata
American composer, arranger, trumpeter, and record producer
78
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
79
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
Nate Kazebier
American musician

Nate Kazebier

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American musician
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Music

Nate Kazebier (August 13, 1912 – October 22, 1969) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Kazebier started on trumpet at age nine. His early experience was in territory bands in the Midwest, with Austin Wylie, Jan Garber, and Slats Randall. In 1935-36 he played in Benny Goodman's band, then moved to California, where he played with Ray Noble, Seger Ellis, Spud Murphy, and others. In 1939-40 he was a member of Gene Krupa's first big band, then worked with Jimmy Dorsey from 1940-1943. He spent time in the military during World War II, then returned to play with Goodman in 1946-47. From the late 1940s into the 1960s, he worked in the studios in California, playing with Ray Bauduc among many others. He never led his own recording date.