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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
2
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
3
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
4
Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
5
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
6
Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
8
Al Aarons
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
9
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
10
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
11
Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
12
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
13
Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
American musician
14
Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
15
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
16
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal
American musician
18
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
19
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Jimmy Nottingham
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
21
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
22
Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
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Richard Williams
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
24
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
25
Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
26
Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
27
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
28
Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
29
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
American musician
30
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
31
Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
32
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
33
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
34
Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
35
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
36
Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
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Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
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Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
39
Speedy Jones
Speedy Jones
American drummer
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
41
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Ross Tompkins
Ross Tompkins
American pianist
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
45
Tommy Pederson
Tommy Pederson
American musician
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Pete Christlieb
Pete Christlieb
American musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
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Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician
52
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
54
Irene Reid
Irene Reid
American singer
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
56
Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Bill Hughes
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
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Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
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Åke Persson
Åke Persson
Swedish musician
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
64
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
65
Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
66
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
67
Wendell Culley
Wendell Culley
American jazz trumpeter
Snooky Young
American musician

Snooky Young

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American musician
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Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young (February 3, 1919 – May 11, 2011) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds.