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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Art Blakey
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
2
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Al Haig
Al Haig
American pianist
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician
9
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
11
Modern Jazz Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
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Kansas Fields
Kansas Fields
American musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
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Red Rodney
Red Rodney
American musician
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Junior Mance
Junior Mance
American musician
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Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
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John Kirby
John Kirby
jazz bassist
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John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
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Fats Navarro
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
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Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
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Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
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Chu Berry
Chu Berry
American musician
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Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
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Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
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Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
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Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Ernie Caceres
Ernie Caceres
American musician
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Benny Harris
Benny Harris
American jazz trumpeter
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James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Babs Gonzales
Babs Gonzales
American singer
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Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Clyde Hart
Clyde Hart
American musician
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Betty Carter
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter
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Peter Herbolzheimer
Peter Herbolzheimer
German musician
Sid Catlett
American musician

Sid Catlett

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Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951) was an American jazz drummer. Catlett was one of the most versatile drummers of his era, adapting with the changing music scene as bebop emerged.