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Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
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Idrees Sulieman
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
2
Albert Heath
Albert Heath
American drummer
3
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
4
Dannie Richmond
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
5
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
6
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
7
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
8
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
9
Leroy Williams
Leroy Williams
American jazz drummer
10
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Jesper Lundgaard
Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
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Junior Cook
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
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Frank Strozier
Frank Strozier
American saxophonist
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Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
17
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Reggie Workman
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
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Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
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Al Foster
Al Foster
American musician
21
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
22
Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
23
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman
American musician
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Bernt Rosengren
Bernt Rosengren
Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer
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Hugo Rasmussen
Hugo Rasmussen
Danish musician
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Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
31
Mickey Tucker
Mickey Tucker
American pianist
32
Ronnie Cuber
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
33
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Oliver Jackson
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
36
Bo Stief
Bo Stief
Danish musician
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George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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Louis Smith
Louis Smith
American musician
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Doug Raney
Doug Raney
American musician
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
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Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
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Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
American musician
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Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Tete Montoliu
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
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Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
50
Tommy Turrentine
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer
51
Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
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Sabu Martinez
Sabu Martinez
American musician
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Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
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John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
56
Al Harewood
Al Harewood
American jazz drummer
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Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
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Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
60
Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
61
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
62
Jimmy Knepper
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Mike Richmond
Mike Richmond
American musician
65
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
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Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
69
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
70
Harold Land
Harold Land
American musician
71
Reggie Johnson
Reggie Johnson
American musician
72
Von Freeman
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
73
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
74
Arild Andersen
Arild Andersen
Norwegian jazz musician
75
Burt Collins
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
76
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
77
J. R. Monterose
J. R. Monterose
American musician
78
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
79
Bob Berg
Bob Berg
American musician
80
Victor Lewis
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
81
Terumasa Hino
Terumasa Hino
Japanese jazz trumpet player
82
Steve LaSpina
Steve LaSpina
American musician, artist, educator
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
84
Paul Humphrey
Paul Humphrey
American musician
85
Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
86
Billy Harper
Billy Harper
American musician
87
Red Rodney
Red Rodney
American musician
88
Jack Walrath
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
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Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
American musician
Wilbur Little
American musician

Wilbur Little

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American musician
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Music

Wilbur Little (1928 in Parmele, North Carolina – 1987 in Amsterdam) was an American jazz bassist known for Hard bop and Post-bop.

Little originally played piano, but switched to bass after serving in the military. In 1949 he moved to Washington, DC, where he worked with "Sir" Charles Thompson among others. After that he was in J. J. Johnson's quintet from 1955 to 1958 and was also the bassist for the Tommy Flanagan Trio. He moved to the Netherlands in 1977 and lived there for the rest of his life.