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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
2
Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
3
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
4
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
5
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
6
Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
7
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
American jazz quintet led by Miles Davis
8
Tommy Bryant
Tommy Bryant
American musician
9
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
10
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
11
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
12
Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
13
Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
14
Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
15
Walter Davis
Walter Davis
American pianist
16
Red Garland
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
17
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
18
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
19
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
20
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
21
Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
American musician
22
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
23
Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
24
Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
25
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
26
Idrees Sulieman
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
27
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
28
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
29
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
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Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
31
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
32
Jimmy Rowser
Jimmy Rowser
American bassist
33
Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
34
Art Davis
Art Davis
American double-bassist
35
Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
36
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Les Spann
Les Spann
American guitarist
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
42
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
44
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Al McKibbon
Al McKibbon
American musician
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
47
Curley Russell
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
49
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown
American jazz musician
51
Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
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Junior Mance
Junior Mance
American musician
53
Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter
American musician
54
Walter Booker
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
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Albert Heath
Albert Heath
American drummer
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Lennie McBrowne
Lennie McBrowne
American musician
57
Matthew Gee
Matthew Gee
American musician
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
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Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
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Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
American musician
61
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
62
Leo Wright
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
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The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
65
Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
Specs Wright
American jazz drummer

Specs Wright

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American jazz drummer
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Music

Charles "Specs" Wright (September 8, 1927 - February 6, 1963) was an American jazz drummer born in Philadelphia.

Wright played drums in an Army band until his discharge in 1947. Following this he played in a group with Jimmy Heath and Howard McGhee. In 1949 he joined Dizzy Gillespie's band alongside John Coltrane, remaining until it disbanded in mid-1950. Later in 1950 he was a member of Gillespie's sextet with Coltrane, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, and Milt Jackson. In the 1950s, Wright played with Earl Bostic, Kenny Drew, Cannonball Adderley, Art Blakey, and Carmen McRae, and gigged locally in Philadelphia. He was with Hank Mobley in 1958 with his septet alongside Billy Root, Curtis Fuller, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, and Lee Morgan. Following this Wright played with Sonny Rollins, Betty Carter, Red Garland, Coleman Hawkins, and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. He died in 1963. He was interred in Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey.