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Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
1
Bobby Bryant
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
2
Ted Nash
Ted Nash
Woodwind virtuoso, author and studio musician
3
Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
4
Buell Neidlinger
Buell Neidlinger
American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist
5
Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
6
Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
7
Alan Shulman
Alan Shulman
American composer and cellist
8
Frank Hamilton
Frank Hamilton
American musician
9
Paul Horn
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
10
Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
11
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
12
J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
14
Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
15
Elmo Hope
Elmo Hope
American musician
16
Milt Raskin
Milt Raskin
American musician
17
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Scottish musician
18
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Garth Hudson
Garth Hudson
Canadian musician
20
Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
21
Nat Peck
Nat Peck
American musician
22
John Boudreaux Jr.
John Boudreaux Jr.
New Orleans jazz musician
23
Bruce Clarke
Bruce Clarke
Australian musician
24
James Newton
James Newton
American flautist, composer, and conductor
25
Vic Berton
Vic Berton
American musician
26
Mike Elizondo
Mike Elizondo
American musician
27
Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Ron Carter
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
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Gary Foster
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
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Joe Venuti
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
American musician
34
Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
guitarist
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Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye
American bass guitarist
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Bill Cunliffe
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
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Lee Young
Lee Young
American musician
38
Spud Murphy
Spud Murphy
American musician
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Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin
American jazz vocalist
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Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Don Bagley
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist
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Frank Marocco
Frank Marocco
musician
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
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Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
46
Hans Christian
Hans Christian
German-born musician and producer
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Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch
American musician
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Gerald Wiggins
Gerald Wiggins
American pianist
49
Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart
Guitarist and singer
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Lenny Breau
Lenny Breau
Canadian musician
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Kye Palmer
Kye Palmer
American musician
54
Israel Baker
Israel Baker
American jazz musician and violinist
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Phil Napoleon
Phil Napoleon
American jazz musician
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Bud Shank
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
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Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal
American musician
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Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
60
Jeff Gauthier
Jeff Gauthier
American musician
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Dave MacRae
Dave MacRae
New Zealand musician
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Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal
American musician
63
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
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Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
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Dick Cary
Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
66
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
American singer and jazz pianist (1919-1965)
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Lincoln Mayorga
Lincoln Mayorga
American musician
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Abe Laboriel, Jr.
Abe Laboriel, Jr.
American musician
69
Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
70
Vernon Brown
Vernon Brown
American musician
71
Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
72
Lyle Ritz
Lyle Ritz
American bassist and ukulele player
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Allan Reuss
Allan Reuss
American jazz guitarist
Nathan Gershman
American cellist and session musician

Nathan Gershman

Intro
American cellist and session musician
Genres
Music

Nathan Gershman, born Nathan Gerschman (November 29, 1917, Philadelphia - September 13, 2008, North Hollywood) was an American cellist and session musician who played in popular music, jazz, and classical idioms.

Gershman was the brother of violinist Paul Gershman, and received classical training at the Curtis Institute of Music, graduating in 1940. From 1940 to 1947 he played with the Cleveland Orchestra, then moved to New York City to work as a studio musician, working in the same capacity in Los Angeles after 1954. In 1957 he replaced Fred Katz as cellist in Chico Hamilton's band, playing with Hamilton until 1961. As a jazz musician, he also worked in the 1970s with Nat Adderley, Gábor Szabó, and Ronnie Laws. He was frequently active as a session player and studio musician for television, theater, and recordings in and around Los Angeles from the 1960s into the 1990s, and played on albums by David Axelrod, The Beach Boys, Geronimo Black, David Bromberg, Neil Diamond, Lee Hazlewood, Wayne Henderson, Van Dyke Parks, Esther Phillips, and Pleasure.