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Harry Babasin
Harry Babasin
American musician
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Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
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Chuck Flores
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
3
Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
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Bob Magnusson
Bob Magnusson
American musician
5
Bob Enevoldsen
Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
6
Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Bud Shank
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
8
Frank Capp
Frank Capp
American musician
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Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
10
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Milt Holland
Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
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Lyn Christie
Lyn Christie
Australian musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Hal McIntyre
Hal McIntyre
American musician
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
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Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)
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Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
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Dana Hall
Dana Hall
Jazz drummer
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
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The L.A. Four
The L.A. Four
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Jeff Hamilton
Jeff Hamilton
American musician
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George Andrew Cables
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Norman Mason
Norman Mason
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
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Bob Gordon
Bob Gordon
American musician
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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John Von Ohlen
John Von Ohlen
jazz musician
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Buddy Montgomery
Buddy Montgomery
American vibraphonist
Roy Harte
Jazz drummer, jazz record label founder

Roy Harte

Intro
Jazz drummer, jazz record label founder
Genres
Music

Roy S. Harte (May 27, 1924 – October 26, 2003) was an American jazz drummer and co-founder of Nocturne Records and Pacific Jazz Records. In partnership with Remo Belli, the founder and namesake of internationally famous drumhead manufacturer Remo, he founded "Drum City," a well-known retail drum shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Harte appeared in Leedy drums endorsement ads in the late 1950s to early 1960s.