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Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
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Austin Wylie
Austin Wylie
American jazz bandleader
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Jerry Gray
Jerry Gray
American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader
3
Jerry Jerome
Jerry Jerome
saxophonist
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Clyde Hurley
Clyde Hurley
American musician
5
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
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Teddy McRae
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
9
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
10
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
11
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
12
Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
American musician
13
Walt Levinsky
Walt Levinsky
American musician
14
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
15
Helen Forrest
Helen Forrest
American singer
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Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson
American big band clarinetist
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Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
21
Dick McDonough
Dick McDonough
American musician
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Johnny Guarnieri
Johnny Guarnieri
American musician
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Johnny Best
Johnny Best
American musician
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Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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George Siravo
George Siravo
American musician
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Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
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Peg LaCentra
Peg LaCentra
American singer and actor (1910-1996)
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Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
British musician
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Ted Heath
Ted Heath
British musician
30
Irving Aaronson
Irving Aaronson
American jazz pianist and big band leader
31
Joe Garland
Joe Garland
American musician
32
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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Harry Lookofsky
Harry Lookofsky
American musician
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Trigger Alpert
Trigger Alpert
musician
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Gene Roland
Gene Roland
American composer
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Art Ryerson
Art Ryerson
American musician
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Dodo Marmarosa
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
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Greg Abate
Greg Abate
jazz musician
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
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Tony Martin
Tony Martin
American actor and singer (1913-2012)
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Harry Bluestone
Harry Bluestone
American musician
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Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Stan Wrightsman
Stan Wrightsman
American pianist (1910-1975)
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Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
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Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Tony Banks
Tony Banks
British musician and multi-instrumentalist, member of Genesis
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Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
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Roland Alphonso
Roland Alphonso
Ska musician
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Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
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Art Blakey
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Edgar Sampson
Edgar Sampson
American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist
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The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
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Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Enric Madriguera Rodon
Enric Madriguera Rodon
Spanish musician
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Dave Barbour
Dave Barbour
American jazz guitarist
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Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
Tony Pastor
American musician

Tony Pastor

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American musician
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For the Victorian era impresario of the same name, see Tony Pastor.

Tony Pastor (born Antonio Pestritto; October 26, 1907 – October 31, 1969) was an Italian American novelty singer and tenor saxophonist.