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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician
4
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
5
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
8
Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
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J. C. Higginbotham
J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
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Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
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George Freeman
George Freeman
American musician
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
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Mickey Baker
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
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Major Holley
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
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Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
26
The Seldom Scene
The Seldom Scene
American bluegrass band
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John Ore
John Ore
American musician
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Arnett Cobb
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
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Duke Jordan
Duke Jordan
American musician
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Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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Metronome All-Stars
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
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Haywood Henry
Haywood Henry
American jazz baritone saxophonist
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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John Hardee
John Hardee
American musician
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Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Sil Austin
Sil Austin
American jazz saxophonist
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician
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Al Casey
Al Casey
American jazz guitarist
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Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Mary Osborne
Mary Osborne
American musician
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Idrees Sulieman
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
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Jimmy Shirley
Jimmy Shirley
American jazz guitarist
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Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
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Nat Jaffe
Nat Jaffe
Jazz pianist
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The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots
American pop vocal band
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Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
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Bobby Donaldson
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
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The Coasters
The Coasters
American band
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Calvin Newborn
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
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Israel Crosby
Israel Crosby
American musician
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
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Von Freeman
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
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Harold Land
Harold Land
American musician
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Rusty Bryant
Rusty Bryant
American musician
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Red Prysock
Red Prysock
American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist
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Fats Navarro
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
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Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Al Hall
Al Hall
American musician
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Harvey Mandel
Harvey Mandel
American guitarist
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Ray Bryant
Ray Bryant
American pianist
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
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Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore
American musician
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and R&B guitarist

Tiny Grimes

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American jazz and R&B guitarist

Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a recording session with Charlie Parker. He is notable for playing the electric tenor guitar, a four-stringed instrument.