George Roderick "Rod" Cless (May 20, 1907, Lenox, Iowa – December 8, 1944, New York City) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, perhaps best known for his work on sixteen Muggsy Spanier tunes for Bluebird Records. Additionally, Cless worked with other artists such as Frank Teschemacher, Charles Pierce, Gene Krupa, Art Hodes, Bobby Hackett, Max Kaminsky and Mezz Mezzrow.
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Muggsy Spanier
American musician
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Tony Parenti
American musician
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Jack Bland
American musician
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Art Hodes
American musician
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Harry Blons
American musician
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Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
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Brad Gowans
American musician
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Wild Bill Davison
American jazz musician
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Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
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Pee Wee Russell
American musician
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Morty Corb
American musician
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Trigger Alpert
musician
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Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Gene Ramey
American musician
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Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
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Sidney De Paris
American musician
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Truck Parham
American musician
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Ernie Caceres
American musician
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Bob Casey
Jazz musician
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Ernie Henry
American musician
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Eddie Hubble
American musician
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George Brunies
American musician
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James Moody
American jazz musician
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George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
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Budd Johnson
American musician
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Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Boomie Richman
American musician
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Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
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Scoville Browne
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Sabu Martinez
American musician
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Woody Shaw
American musician
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Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
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Don Ewell
American musician
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Darnell Howard
American musician
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James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
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Clifford Brown
American jazz musician
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Larry Young
American jazz musician
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Herbie Nichols
American musician
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Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
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George Russell
American pianist and composer
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Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Jymie Merritt
American bassist
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Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
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Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
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George Mraz
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Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Marcus Belgrave
American trumpeter
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Roy Brooks
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Edmond Hall
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Benny Harris
American jazz trumpeter
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Javon Jackson
American musician
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Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
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Red McKenzie
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Ray Nance
American musician
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Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
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Nat Jaffe
Jazz pianist
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Dave Bowman
American musician and pianist
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Tina Brooks
American musician
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Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
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Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
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Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
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Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
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Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
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Billy Harper
American musician
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Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
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Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist