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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Axel Stordahl
American arranger, orchestra leader
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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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Vincent DeRosa
American musician
4
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
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Walt Levinsky
American musician
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Warren Barker
American composer, arranger, and conductor known for work in film, radio, and television (1923-2006)
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Uan Rasey
American trumpeter
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Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Hollywood String Quartet
American string quartet
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Morty Corb
American musician
12
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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John Graas
American musician
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Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Dee Barton
composer, arranger
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Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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Alvin Stoller
American musician
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Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
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Don Costa
American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist
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Stan Levey
American musician
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Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
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Frank Marocco
musician
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Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Patrick Williams
American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018)
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Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Johnny Richards
American jazz arranger and composer
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Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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George Roberts
American trombonist
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Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Ted Nash
Woodwind virtuoso, author and studio musician
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Wilbur Schwartz
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and dance band arranger
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Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Jack Costanzo
American musician
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Alan Shulman
American composer and cellist
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Claus Ogerman
German composer
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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Plas Johnson
American musician
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Lennie Hayton
American composer and conductor (1908-1971)
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Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
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Alec Wilder
American composer, lyricist
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Paul Weston
American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor
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Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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Gil Evans
American pianist
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Russell Procope
American musician
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Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
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George Siravo
American musician
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Sonny Burke
American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer (1914-1980)
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Tony Mottola
guitarist (1918-2004)
