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Walter Fuller
Walter Fuller
American singer
1
Roy Bargy
Roy Bargy
American musician
2
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
3
Randy Waldman
Randy Waldman
American musician
4
Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
5
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
6
Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
7
Ray Bryant
Ray Bryant
American pianist
8
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
9
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
10
Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard
American musician
11
Stan Freeman
Stan Freeman
American conductor (1920-2001)
12
Geoffrey Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
13
Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer
14
Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
15
Paul Motian
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
16
Junior Mance
Junior Mance
American musician
17
Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch
American musician
18
David Hazeltine
David Hazeltine
American musician
19
Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
20
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
21
Larry Gray
Larry Gray
American musician
22
Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
23
John Gilmore
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
24
Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
25
Shōtarō Moriyasu
Shōtarō Moriyasu
Japanese jazz pianist (1924-1955)
26
Walter Gross
Walter Gross
American musician
27
Barrelhouse Chuck
Barrelhouse Chuck
Pianist, singer and songwriter
28
Jimmy Yancey
Jimmy Yancey
African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist
29
George Winston
George Winston
American recording artist; pianist
30
Johnny Frigo
Johnny Frigo
American jazz musician
31
Earl Hines
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
32
Ivor Raymonde
Ivor Raymonde
British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor (1926-1990)
33
Robert Irving III
Robert Irving III
American pianist and composer
34
José Iturbi
José Iturbi
conductor and pianist
35
Denny Zeitlin
Denny Zeitlin
American pianist
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Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson
American jazz pianist
37
Stafford James
Stafford James
American musician
38
Hank Jones
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Rupert Nurse
Rupert Nurse
musical artist
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Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Raúl di Blasio
Raúl di Blasio
Argentine musician
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Calvin Jackson
Calvin Jackson
American musician
44
Malachi Favors
Malachi Favors
American bassist
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Graham Lear
Graham Lear
Canadian musician
46
Roy Budd
Roy Budd
British jazz musician and composer
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Ronnell Bright
Ronnell Bright
American musician
48
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
49
John Hicks
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
50
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
51
Radamés Gnattali
Radamés Gnattali
Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor
52
William Ezell
William Ezell
United StatesAmerican blues, jazz, ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
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John Bunch
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
54
John Serry Jr.
John Serry Jr.
American pianist and composer; son of John Serry, Sr.
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Emil Telmányi
Emil Telmányi
Hungarian violinist
56
Matt Dennis
Matt Dennis
American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music
57
Howard Biggs
Howard Biggs
American pianist, songwriter and arranger
58
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker
American blues pianist, organist, bassist and singer
Rozelle Claxton
American jazz pianist

Rozelle Claxton

Intro
American jazz pianist
Genres
Music

Rozelle Claxton (February 5, 1913, Bartlett, Tennessee - March 30, 1995, Lake Forest, Illinois) was an American jazz pianist and arranger.

Claxton learned the piano at the age of 11 and started playing professionally with Clarence Davis by the age of 17, whose band was working with W.C. Handy. He played and arranged for Harlan Leonard and played solo in Chicago in the 1930s. Following this he played with Ernie Fields and Eddie South, and had a short stint as a substitute pianist in Count Basie's orchestra. Later in the 1940s he played with Walter Fuller, George Dixon, Earl Hines, Red Norvo, Jimmie Lunceford, and Andy Kirk. In the 1950s he did much work accompanying vocalists, including Pearl Bailey. He worked with Franz Jackson from 1959 well into the 1960s, in addition to continuing solo appearances in Chicago as an organist and pianist.