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Israel Crosby
Israel Crosby
American musician
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Walter Perkins
Walter Perkins
American drummer
2
Tommy Turrentine
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer
3
Albert Heath
Albert Heath
American drummer
4
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
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Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
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Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
9
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
10
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
11
Art Davis
Art Davis
American double-bassist
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Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Joe Morello
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
15
Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Redd Holt
Redd Holt
American musician
19
Herman Wright
Herman Wright
American jazz musician
20
J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician
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Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
22
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
23
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Joe Kennedy, Jr.
Joe Kennedy, Jr.
American musician
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King Kolax
King Kolax
American musician
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Frank Butler
Frank Butler
American jazz drummer
29
Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine
American musician
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Rudy Collins
Rudy Collins
American musician
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Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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George Shearing
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
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Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
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Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Ed Thigpen
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Red Garland
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
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John Heard
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Nick Travis
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
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Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
American musician
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Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Baby Face Willette
Baby Face Willette
American jazz musician
51
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Ben Riley
Ben Riley
American drummer
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Harold Jones
Harold Jones
American musician and drummer
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Roger Humphries
Roger Humphries
American musician
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Keter Betts
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
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Percy Brice
Percy Brice
American musician
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Lefty Bates
Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Junior Mance
Junior Mance
American musician
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Buddy Deppenschmidt
Buddy Deppenschmidt
American jazz drummer
Vernel Fournier
American musician

Vernel Fournier

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Vernell Fournier in New York NY playing with Tommy Flanagan and George Mraz. July 7, 1983

Vernel Anthony Fournier (July 30, 1928 – November 4, 2000) and, from 1975, known as Amir Rushdan, was an American jazz drummer probably best known for his work with Ahmad Jamal from 1956 to 1962.