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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
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The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
2
John Gilmore
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
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Reggie Johnson
Reggie Johnson
American musician
4
Jymie Merritt
Jymie Merritt
American bassist
5
Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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Albert Dailey
Albert Dailey
American musician
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Jodie Christian
Jodie Christian
Jazz pianist
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Dennis Irwin
Dennis Irwin
American jazz musician
10
Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
American trumpeter
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Hank Mobley
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
12
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan
American jazz musician
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Julian Priester
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Art Blakey
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
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Wilbur Ware
Wilbur Ware
American musician
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Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Joanne Brackeen
Joanne Brackeen
American musician and jazz educator
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Reggie Workman
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
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Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman
American musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Cameron Brown
Cameron Brown
American musician
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Ben Riley
Ben Riley
American drummer
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Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter
American musician
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Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Curley Russell
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
Victor Sproles
American musician

Victor Sproles

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American musician
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Music

Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927 in Chicago – May 13, 2005) was an American jazz bassist.

Sproles worked in the 1950s with Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan and appears on the Sun Ra recordings Super-Sonic Jazz, Sound of Joy and Deep Purple.

In 1957 he appeared on the Verve recording Stan Meets Chet with Stan Getz and Chet Baker.

In 1960 he joined Johnny Griffin's Big Soul Band and in 1961 played in Muhal Richard Abrams' Experimental Band.

In 1964 he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, recording the album 'SMake It for Limelight; Lee Morgan and his old Sun Ra bandmate John Gilmore were in the group. He recorded two more albums with the Messengers after Gilmore left.

He subsequently appeared Lee Morgan's Blue Note albums The Rumproller and The Sixth Sense.

In 1974 he played in Clark Terry's big band and appeared on Buddy DeFranco's album Free Fall.