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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
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George Washington
George Washington
American jazz trombonist
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
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Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Dan Minor
Dan Minor
jazz trombonist
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Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
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Buster Smith
Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist
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Jack Washington
Jack Washington
American jazz saxophonist
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Charles Thompson
Charles Thompson
American pianist
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Wellman Braud
Wellman Braud
American musician
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Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Chester Zardis
Chester Zardis
American jazz double-bassist
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Ed Lewis
Ed Lewis
American musician
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Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
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Al Killian
Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader
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Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
American musician
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Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
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John Clayton
John Clayton
American jazz and classical double bassist
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Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Richard Davis
Richard Davis
American double-bassist
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Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Steve Brown
Steve Brown
jazz musician best known for his work on string bass
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Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician
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Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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John Kirby
John Kirby
jazz bassist
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Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician
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Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Chick Webb
Chick Webb
American musician
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Hayes Alvis
Hayes Alvis
musician
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Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Buell Neidlinger
Buell Neidlinger
American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
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Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
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Jay McShann
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
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John Heard
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
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Cleveland Eaton
Cleveland Eaton
American musician
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Nat Towles
Nat Towles
jazz musician
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Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Art Davis
Art Davis
American double-bassist
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Ed Schuller
Ed Schuller
American musician
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Lammar Wright, Sr.
Lammar Wright, Sr.
American jazz musician
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
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Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal
American musician
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
Walter Page
American jazz musician

Walter Page

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American jazz musician
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Music

Walter Sylvester Page (February 9, 1900 – December 20, 1957) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader, best known for his groundbreaking work as a double bass player with Walter Page's Blue Devils and the Count Basie Orchestra.