Lester Rallingston "Shad" Collins (June 27, 1910 – June 6, 1978) was an American jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger, who played in several leading bands between the 1930s and 1950s, including those led by Chick Webb, Benny Carter, Count Basie, Lester Young, Cab Calloway and Sam "The Man" Taylor.
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Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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J. C. Heard
American musician
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Dicky Wells
American jazz trombonist
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Bill Graham
American musician
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Chu Berry
American musician
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Jerry Blake
American musician
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Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Henry Coker
American musician
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Henderson Chambers
American musician
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Reunald Jones
American musician
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Buster Harding
Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Keg Johnson
American jazz trombonists
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George Matthews
American musician
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A. K. Salim
American musician
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
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Matthew Gee
American musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Eddie Barefield
American musician
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Teddy Hill
American musician
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Edgar Battle
American musician
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Budd Johnson
American musician
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Dan Minor
jazz trombonist
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Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
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Nat Pierce
American musician
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Kansas Fields
American musician
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Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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George Washington
American jazz trombonist
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Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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Don Byas
American musician
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Russell Procope
American musician
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Buddy Tate
American musician
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Åke Persson
Swedish musician
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
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Jack Washington
American jazz saxophonist
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Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Mouse Randolph
American musician
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Gene Roland
American composer
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Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Rudy Collins
American musician
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Jimmie Smith
American jazz drummer
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Milt Jackson
American musician
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Elmer Snowden
American musician
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Gil Fuller
American jazz arranger/composer and bandleader
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Claude Jones
trombonist
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Benny Bailey
American musician
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Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Eddie Jones
American musician
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Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
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Aaron Bell
American musician
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Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
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Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Jimmy Crawford
American musician (1910-1980)
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Chick Webb
American musician
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Charlie Rouse
American musician