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Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
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Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Duško Gojković
Duško Gojković
Serbian musician
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
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Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
American musician
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Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
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Jimmy Garrison
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
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Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Roger Humphries
Roger Humphries
American musician
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Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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René Urtreger
René Urtreger
French musician
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Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Modern Jazz Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
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Butch Warren
Butch Warren
American musician
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Walter Davis
Walter Davis
American pianist
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Al Foster
Al Foster
American musician
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Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Francy Boland
Francy Boland
Belgian musician
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Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
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Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
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Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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David Williams
David Williams
American jazz musician
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Kirk Lightsey
Kirk Lightsey
American musician
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Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter
American musician
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Gene Ludwig
Gene Ludwig
American musician
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Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
American musician
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
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Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
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Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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René Thomas
René Thomas
Belgian musician
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Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
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Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
Nathan Davis
American hard bop jazz musician

Nathan Davis

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American hard bop jazz musician
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Nathan Tate Davis (February 15, 1937 – April 8, 2018) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute. He is known for his work with Eric Dolphy, Kenny Clarke, Ray Charles, Slide Hampton and Art Blakey.