Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a sideman. He worked with an array of musicians, and had especially fruitful collaborations with trumpeter Donald Byrd and as a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band.
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Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
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Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Mel Lewis
American musician
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Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Don Butterfield
American musician
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Teddy Charles
American musician
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Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Duke Pearson
American pianist
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Jimmy Knepper
American musician
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Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
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Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Snooky Young
American musician
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Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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James Buffington
American musician
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Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Idrees Sulieman
American musician
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Wade Legge
Jazz pianist and bassist
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Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Eddie Bert
American musician
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Jerry Dodgion
American musician
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Dannie Richmond
American drummer
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Quentin Jackson
American musician
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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George Coleman
American musician
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Roland Hanna
American pianist
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Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
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Bob Cranshaw
American musician
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Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Bobby Jaspar
cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer
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John Jenkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
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Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Sonny Red
American musician
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Charlie Rouse
American musician
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Buddy Collette
American musician
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Henry Coker
American musician
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Paul Chambers
American musician
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Louis Hayes
American drummer
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Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
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Walter Norris
American pianist
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Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Bill Berry
American musician
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Gigi Gryce
American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Ted Nash
American musician
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Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
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Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Slide Hampton
American trombonist
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Dave Pell
American musician
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Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Matthew Gee
American musician
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Dizzy Reece
Jamaican trumpeter
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Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
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Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
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David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist