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Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
1
Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
American musician
2
Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
3
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
4
Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
5
Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal
American musician
6
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
7
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
8
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
9
Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
10
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
11
Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
12
Bill Hughes
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
13
Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
14
Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
15
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
16
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
17
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
18
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
19
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
20
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
21
Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician
22
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
23
Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
24
Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
25
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
26
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
27
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
28
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
29
Bill Graham
Bill Graham
American musician
30
Ike Isaacs
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
31
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
32
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
33
A. K. Salim
A. K. Salim
American musician
34
Matthew Gee
Matthew Gee
American musician
35
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
36
Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
37
Bobby Plater
Bobby Plater
American musician
38
Henderson Chambers
Henderson Chambers
American musician
39
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
40
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
41
Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
42
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
43
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
47
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
48
Jimmy Crawford
Jimmy Crawford
American musician (1910-1980)
49
Manny Albam
Manny Albam
musician and composer
50
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
51
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
52
Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
53
Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
54
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
55
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
56
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
57
Shadow Wilson
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
58
Tommy Pederson
Tommy Pederson
American musician
59
Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
60
Bill Doggett
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
61
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
62
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
63
Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
64
Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
65
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
66
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
67
Emmett Berry
Emmett Berry
American musician
68
Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
69
Buddy Bregman
Buddy Bregman
American musical arranger, record producer and composer
70
Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
71
Speedy Jones
Speedy Jones
American drummer
72
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
73
Stuff Smith
Stuff Smith
American musician
74
Billy Byers
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
75
Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
76
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
77
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
78
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
79
Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
80
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
81
Al Aarons
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
82
Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
Wendell Culley
American jazz trumpeter

Wendell Culley

Intro
American jazz trumpeter
Genres
Music

Wendell Philips Culley (January 8, 1906 in Worcester, Massachusetts – May 8, 1983 in Los Angeles, CA) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Culley played locally in Boston, then moved to New York City in 1931, where he found early work playing with Horace Henderson and Cab Calloway. He then spent 11 years in the employ of Noble Sissle, recording with him extensively. Following this he played with Lionel Hampton (1944–49), then worked again briefly with Sissle before playing in Count Basie's Orchestra from 1951 to 1959.

After working with Basie, Culley retired from music and pursued a career in insurance.