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Eric Gale
Eric Gale
American musician
1
Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
2
Arthur Jenkins
Arthur Jenkins
American musician
3
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
4
Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
5
Ronnie Foster
Ronnie Foster
American organist and record producer
6
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
7
Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
8
Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
9
Will Lee
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
10
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
11
Barry Rogers
Barry Rogers
American musician
12
Hiram Bullock
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
13
Harvey Mason
Harvey Mason
American drummer
14
Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
15
John Tropea
John Tropea
American musician
16
Paul Griffin
Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
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Richard Tee
Richard Tee
American musician
18
Rick Marotta
Rick Marotta
American musician
19
Jay Berliner
Jay Berliner
American musician
20
Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
American musician
21
Alan Rubin
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
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David Friedman
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
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Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
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Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
26
Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
American musician
27
Rob Mounsey
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
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Mike Mainieri
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
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Barry Miles
Barry Miles
American musician
30
Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
31
David Spinozza
David Spinozza
American musician
32
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
American organist
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David Hood
David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
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Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad
American drummer
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Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
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David Williams
David Williams
American jazz musician
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Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack
American singer
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Don Alias
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
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Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken
American session musician
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Morris Jennings
Morris Jennings
American musician
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Joe Beck
Joe Beck
American musician
48
Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick
American musician
49
David Matthews
David Matthews
American musician
50
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
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Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
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Dean Brown
Dean Brown
American jazz fusion guitarist and session musician
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Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
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Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
American drummer
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Paul Jackson, Jr.
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
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Chris Parker
Chris Parker
American drummer
57
Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
58
Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
59
Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
60
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
61
Al Jackson Jr.
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
62
Jerry Jemmott
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
63
John Blake, Jr.
John Blake, Jr.
American jazz violinist
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Burt Collins
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
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Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
American musician
66
Bill Summers
Bill Summers
jazz musician
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Phil Bowler
Phil Bowler
American musician
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James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
69
Hank Crawford
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
70
Ernie Watts
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
71
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
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Jeremy Steig
Jeremy Steig
son of William Steig
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Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
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Chuck Domanico
Chuck Domanico
American musician
75
James Gadson
James Gadson
American musician
76
Marky Markowitz
Marky Markowitz
American musician
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist

Ralph MacDonald

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Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist

Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.

His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the duet of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway; "Just the Two of Us", recorded by Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr.; and "Mister Magic" recorded by Grover Washington Jr., Roberta Flack and Amy Winehouse.