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Erskine Hawkins

American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama

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Mundell Lowe

American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)

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Cleveland Eaton

American musician

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Tommy Stewart

American trumpeter

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Dud Bascomb

American musician

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Avery Parrish

American musician

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Reuben Phillips

musician

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Lloyd Trotman

American musician

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Buster Cooper

American trombonist

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Haywood Henry

American jazz baritone saxophonist

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Jimmy Maxwell

American musician

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Claus Ogerman

German composer

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Joe Wilder

American trumpeter

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Ziggy Elman

American musician

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Fletcher Henderson

American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer

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Reunald Jones

American musician

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Charlie Shavers

jazz trumpeter

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Lionel Hampton

American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)

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Conte Candoli

American musician

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Bobby Hackett

American jazz musician

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Cat Anderson

American jazz trumpeter

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Johnny Mandel

American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)

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Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

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Shorty Rogers

American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)

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J. J. Johnson

American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)

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Doc Cheatham

American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader

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Dick Hyman

American jazz pianist and composer

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Harry Edison

American trumpeter

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Wallace Davenport

American musician

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Al Killian

American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader

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Teddy Wilson

American pianist (1912-1986)

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Manny Klein

American musician

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Bernie Glow

American musician

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Harry James

American trumpeter, big band leader

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Billy Butterfield

American musician

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Neal Hefti

American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)

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Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician

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Sy Oliver

American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader

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Lee Konitz

American jazz musician

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Count Basie Orchestra

American big band led by Count Basie

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Vince Mendoza

American composer

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Duke Pearson

American pianist

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Fats Navarro

American jazz trumpeter

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Al Hirt

American trumpeter and bandleader

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Chico O'Farrill

Cuban composer and musician

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George Avakian

American record producer of Armenian descent

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Billy May

American composer, arranger and trumpeter

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Wayne Bergeron

American musician

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Axel Stordahl

American arranger, orchestra leader

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Ray Brown

American jazz double bassist and cellist

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Ray Nance

American musician

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Bunny Berigan

American musician

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Guido Basso

Canadian jazz trumpeter

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Billy Butler

American musician

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Cootie Williams

American trumpeter

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Conrad Gozzo

American musician

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Don Lamond

American musician

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Jo Jones

American jazz drummer

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Howard McGhee

American trumpeter

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Maynard Ferguson

Canadian jazz musician and bandleader

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Kenny Baker

British composer and musician

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Panama Francis

American musician

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Shelly Manne

American jazz drummer

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Gerry Mulligan

American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer

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Wilbur Harden

American jazz musician

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Dave Bartholomew

American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer

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Roy Eldridge

American trumpeter

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Bruce Purse

Bruce Purse is a musician, composer, arranger, trumpet player. Founder of The Pocketbook Orchestra