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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
4
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
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Stu Williamson
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
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Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman
American musician
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Curtis Counce
Curtis Counce
American musician
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Al Haig
Al Haig
American pianist
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Metronome All-Stars
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
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Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
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Claude Williamson
Claude Williamson
American pianist
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Bob Carter
Bob Carter
American bassist
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Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
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Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Arnold Ross
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Gene Roland
Gene Roland
American composer
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Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
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John Graas
John Graas
American musician
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Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Lorraine Geller
Lorraine Geller
American musician
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
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Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
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Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Nick Travis
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Curley Russell
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Ronnie Ball
Ronnie Ball
British musician
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Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
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Paul Smith
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
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Don Bagley
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist
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Larance Marable
Larance Marable
American musician
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Carl Fontana
Carl Fontana
American musician
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Bob Enevoldsen
Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
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Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
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Leonard Gaskin
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
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Art Mardigan
Art Mardigan
American musician
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Joe Carroll
Joe Carroll
American singer
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Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
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Benny Harris
Benny Harris
American jazz trumpeter
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Manny Albam
Manny Albam
musician and composer
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James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
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Teddy Kotick
Teddy Kotick
American musician
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William Russo
William Russo
American musician
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Stan Levey (April 5, 1926 – April 19, 2005) was an American jazz drummer. He was known for working with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the early development of bebop during the 1940s, and in the next decade had stint with bandleader Stan Kenton. Levey retired from music in the 1970s to work as a photographer.