William Alexander "Sonny" Greer (December 13, c. 1895 – March 23, 1982) was an American jazz drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with Duke Ellington.
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Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
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Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
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Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
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Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
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Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Willie Smith
American musician
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Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Ray Nance
American musician
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Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Aaron Bell
American musician
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Speedy Jones
American drummer
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Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Buster Cooper
American trombonist
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Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
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Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Cozy Cole
American musician
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Connie Kay
American musician
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Harry Carney
American jazz musician
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Skeeter Best
American musician
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Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Jimmy Woode
American bassist
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Russell Procope
American musician
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Joe Benjamin
American musician
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Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
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Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
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Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
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Percy Heath
American musician
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Bobby Durham
American musician
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Mel Lewis
American musician
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Joe Newman
American musician
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Emmett Berry
American musician
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Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Eddie Bert
American musician
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Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
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Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Matthew Gee
American musician
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Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
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Conte Candoli
American musician
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Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
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Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Les Spann
American guitarist
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Sabu Martinez
American musician
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Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Chubby Jackson
American musician
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Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Shorty Baker
American musician
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Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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J. C. Heard
American musician
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Lloyd Trotman
American musician
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Stan Levey
American musician
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Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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Frank Rehak
American musician
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Willie Cook
American musician
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Oscar Pettiford
American musician
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Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Tommy Pederson
American musician
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Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Chris Columbus
American jazz drummer
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist