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Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
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Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
2
Johnny Pacheco
Dominican musician
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Willie Bobo
American musician
4
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
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Barry Rogers
American musician
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Seguida
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Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
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Poncho Sanchez
American musician
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Milt Jackson
American musician
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Fania All-Stars
Musical group formed in 1968 as a showcase for the musicians on Fania Records
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Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
12
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
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Jimmy Sabater, Sr.
American Latin musician
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Jimmy Bosch
Jazz and salsa trombonist and bandleader
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Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Yomo Toro
Puerto Rican musician
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Rubén Blades
Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician
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Ismael Miranda
Puerto Rican musician
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Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
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Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith
American organist
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Stanley Turrentine
American musician
26
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Hugh Lawson
American pianist
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Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
29
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
30
Ray Mantilla
American jazz drummer
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Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
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Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Roy Brooks
American drummer
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Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Héctor Lavoe
Puerto Rican salsa singer
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Grupo Niche
Colombian salsa band
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Johnny Griffin
American musician
40
James Buffington
American musician
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Albert Heath
American drummer
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Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
43
Louis Hayes
American drummer
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Cheo Feliciano
Puerto Rican musician
45
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
46
George Duvivier
American musician
47
Bobby Sanabria
American musician
48
Tito Rojas
Puerto Rican salsa musician
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Ben Riley
American drummer
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Connie Kay
American musician
51
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
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Percy Heath
American musician
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Eric Gale
American musician
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
