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J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo
American musician
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Dave Barbour
Dave Barbour
American jazz guitarist
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Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Flip Phillips
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
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Gerald Wiggins
Gerald Wiggins
American pianist
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Specs Powell
Specs Powell
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Eugene Wright
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Dave Tough
Dave Tough
American drummer
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Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
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Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
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Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
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Aaron Sachs
Aaron Sachs
American musician
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John Hammond
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic
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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
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Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Remo Palmier
Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Chu Berry
Chu Berry
American musician
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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John Kirby
John Kirby
jazz bassist
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Bill Crow
Bill Crow
American bassist
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John Simmons
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
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Lou Stein
Lou Stein
American musician
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Eddie Sauter
Eddie Sauter
American composer and bandleader (1914-1981)
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
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Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
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Buster Harding
Buster Harding
Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Allan Reuss
Allan Reuss
American jazz guitarist
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Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Al Hall
Al Hall
American musician
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Irene Kitchings
Irene Kitchings
American musician and pianist
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Claude Williamson
Claude Williamson
American pianist
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John Bunch
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
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Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
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Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
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Bill Harris
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
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Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
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Teddy Kotick
Teddy Kotick
American musician
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Irene Higginbotham
Irene Higginbotham
American musician
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Chuck Israels
Chuck Israels
American jazz musician
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
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Gene Cherico
Gene Cherico
American musician
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Eddie Duran
Eddie Duran
American jazz guitarist
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Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
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Bill Douglass
Bill Douglass
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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Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
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Bob Carter
Bob Carter
American bassist
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Dick McDonough
Dick McDonough
American musician
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)

Teddy Wilson

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American pianist (1912-1986)
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Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson had a sophisticated, elegant style. His work was featured on the records of many of the biggest names in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald. With Goodman, he was one of the first black musicians to appear prominently with white musicians. In addition to his extensive work as a sideman, Wilson also led his own groups and recording sessions from the late 1920s to the 1980s.