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Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
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Ben Pollack
American musician
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Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
4
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
5
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
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Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Budd Johnson
American musician
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Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Jimmie Noone
American musician
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Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Jonah Jones
American musician
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Harry Parry
British musician
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Salvatore Camarata
American composer, arranger, trumpeter, and record producer
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John Simmons
American jazz bassist
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Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Allan Reuss
American jazz guitarist
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Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
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Buddy Tate
American musician
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Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
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Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
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Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
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Arthur Schutt
American pianist
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Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Manny Klein
American musician
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Helen Forrest
American singer
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Nino Tempo
American actor, musician and singer
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Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)
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Wardell Gray
American musician
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Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Sol Yaged
American jazz clarinetist
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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Herbie Harper
American musician
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Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
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Sam Donahue
American musician
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Rube Bloom
American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author
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Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Larry Shields
American jazz musician
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Franny Beecher
Rock and roll musician
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Jimmy Mundy
American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer
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Jerry Dodgion
American musician
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Maceo Pinkard
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
57
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
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Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Harry Sheppard
American jazz vibraphonist
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Dave Barbour
American jazz guitarist
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Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Ted Snyder
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
