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Al Aarons Albert Aarons (March 23, 1932 – November 17, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Aarons was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit. He began to gain attention as a trumpet player in 1 ...
- trumpet * Greg Abate - saxophone *
Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single " Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", wh ...
- saxophone *
Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in '' Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. ...
- piano *
Joe Albany Joe Albany (born Joseph Albani; January 24, 1924 – January 12, 1988) was an American modern jazz pianist who played bebop with Charlie Parker as well as being a leader on his own recordings. Life and career Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, ...
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Monty Alexander Montgomery Bernard "Monty" Alexander (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican jazz pianist. His playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies. He was influenced by Louis ...
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Jimmy Amadie Jimmy Amadie (January 5, 1937 – December 10, 2013) was a jazz pianist and educator from Philadelphia. He worked with Woody Herman and Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an Ame ...
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Georgie Auld Georgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. Early years Auld was born John Altwerger in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1929. Before the family left Canada, Au ...
* Gene Ammons - saxophone


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* Elek Bacsik - violin *
Benny Bailey Ernest Harold "Benny" Bailey (August 13, 1925 – April 14, 2005) was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bailey briefly studied flute and piano before turning to trumpet. He attended the Cleveland Conserva ...
- trumpet *
Sheryl Bailey Sheryl Bailey (born May 20, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist and educator. She teaches guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Biography Bailey grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and started playing guitar at 13. At first she was ...
- guitar *
Gabe Baltazar Gabriel Ruiz Hiroshi Baltazar Jr. (November 1, 1929 – June 12, 2022) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and woodwind doubler. Background and early years His mother, born Chiyoko Haraga on a Hawaii sugarcane plantation, was the daughter of ...
- alto saxophone *
Guy Barker Guy Jeffrey Barker, (born 26 December 1957) is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Early life Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a yea ...
- trumpet * Louie Bellson - drums *
Eddie Bert Edward Joseph Bertolatus (May 16, 1922 – September 27, 2012), also known as Eddie Bert, was an American jazz trombonist. Music career He was born in Yonkers, New York, United States. Bert received a degree and a teaching license from the Manha ...
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Denzil Best Denzil DaCosta Best (April 27, 1917 – May 24, 1965) was an American jazz percussionist and composer born in New York City. He was a prominent bebop drummer in the 1950s and early 1960s. Biography Best was born in New York City, into a musi ...
- drums *
Walter Bishop, Jr. Walter Bishop Jr. (October 4, 1927 – January 24, 1998) was an American jazz pianist. Early life Bishop was born in New York City on October 4, 1927.Greene, Philip; Kernfeld, Barr"Bishop, Walter Jr." ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' (2nd ed ...
- piano * Art Blakey - drums * DuPree Bolton - trumpet *
Nelson Boyd Nelson Boyd (February 6, 1928, Camden, New Jersey – October 1985Social security register of deaths.) was an American bebop jazz bassist. Biography He was born in Camden, New Jersey, and played in local orchestras in Philadelphia around 1945, an ...
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Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was born on No ...
- trumpet * Clifford Brown - trumpet * Ray Brown - bass * Dave Brubeck - piano *
Clora Bryant Clora Larea Bryant (May 30, 1927 – August 25, 2019) was an American jazz trumpeter. She was the only female trumpeter to perform with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker and was a member of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Early life B ...
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Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...
* Monty Budwig * Ralph Burns *
Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...
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Don Byas Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led ...
- saxophone * Charlie Byrd


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Red Callender George Sylvester "Red" Callender (March 6, 1916 – March 8, 1992) was an American string bass and tuba player. He is perhaps best known as a jazz musician, but worked with an array of pop, rock and vocal acts as a member of The Wrecking Cr ...
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Conte Candoli Secondo "Conte" Candoli (July 12, 1927 – December 14, 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orc ...
- trumpet *
Pete Candoli Pete Candoli (born Walter Joseph Candoli; June 28, 1923 – January 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played with the big bands of Woody Herman and Stan Kenton and worked in the studios of the recording and television industries. Ca ...
- trumpet * Candido Camero - percussion *
Serge Chaloff Serge Chaloff (November 24, 1923 – July 16, 1957) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. The first and greatest bebop baritonist, Chaloff has been described as 'the most expressive and openly emotive baritone saxophonist jazz has ever ...
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Frank Capp Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography ...
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Charlie Christian Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained nat ...
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Sonny Clark Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark (July 21, 1931 – January 13, 1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom. Early life Clark was born and raised in Herminie, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town east of Pi ...
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Kenny Clarke Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914January 26, 1985), nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-ha ...
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Jimmy Cleveland James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.
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Tony Coe Anthony George Coe (born 29 November 1934) is an English jazz musician who plays clarinet, bass clarinet, flute as well as soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. Career Born in Canterbury, Kent, England, Coe started out on clarinet and was self- ...
- clarinet, saxophone *
Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...
- saxophone *
Dolo Coker Charles Mitchell "Dolo" Coker (November 16, 1927 – April 13, 1983) was a jazz pianist and composer who recorded four albums for Xanadu Records and extensively as a sideman, for artists like Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Lou Donaldson, Art Pepper, ...
- piano * Richie Cole - saxophone *
George Coleman George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Early life Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
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John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and raise ...
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Sonny Criss William "Sonny" Criss (23 October 1927 – 19 November 1977) was an American jazz musician. An alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker. Biography William Criss wa ...
- saxophone


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Tadd Dameron Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swin ...
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...
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Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...
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Blossom Dearie Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Profile at AllMusic/ref> Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City o ...
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Rusty Dedrick Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick (12 July 1918 – 25 December 2009) was an American swing and bebop jazz trumpeter and composer born in Delevan, New York, probably better known for his work with Bill Borden, Dick Stabile, Red Norvo, Ray McKinley and Cl ...
- trumpet *Buddy DeFranco - clarinet *Paul Desmond - alto saxophone *Paquito D'Rivera - saxophone, clarinet *Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet *Lou Donaldson - saxophone *Kenny Dorham - trumpet *Bob Dorough - piano, vocals *George Duvivier - bass


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*Billy Eckstine - vocals, trumpet, trombonist, composer, bandleader *Teddy Edwards - saxophone *Herb Ellis - guitar *Rolf Ericson - trumpet *Bill Evans - piano, composer


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*John Faddis - trumpet *Tal Farlow - guitar *Art Farmer - trumpet, flugelhorn *Leonard Feather - piano *Ella Fitzgerald - singer *Claudio Fasoli - saxophonist *Tommy Flanagan - piano *Gary Foster (musician), Gary Foster


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*Barry Galbraith - guitar *Erroll Garner - piano *Hal Galper - piano *Linton Garner - piano *Herb Geller - saxophone *Stan Getz - saxophone *Terry Gibbs - vibraphone *Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet *Benny Golson - saxophone *Babs Gonzales - vocals *Dexter Gordon - saxophone *Wardell Gray - saxophone *Bennie Green - trombone *Grant Green - guitar *Thurman Green *Urbie Green - trombone *Al Grey - trombone *Johnny Griffin - saxophone *Tiny Grimes - guitar *Lars Gullin - saxophone


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*Shafi Hadi - alto saxophone *Al Haig - piano *Sadik Hakim - piano *Jeff Hamilton (drummer), Jeff Hamilton *Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, saxophone *Slide Hampton - trombone *George Handy *Al Harewood *Barry Harris - piano *Benny Harris - trumpet *Clyde Hart (pianist), Clyde Hart - piano *Stan Hasselgard - clarinet *Hampton Hawes - piano *Coleman Hawkins - saxophone *Tubby Hayes - saxophone, vibraphone, flute *Roy Haynes - drums *J.C. Heard - drums *Albert Heath - drums *Jimmy Heath - saxophone *Percy Heath - double-bass *Ernie Henry - saxophone *Earl Hines - piano *Jutta Hipp - piano *Red Holloway - saxophone *Elmo Hope - piano *Freddie Hubbard - trumpet


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*Chubby Jackson - double-bass *Milt Jackson - vibraphone *Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone *Ahmad Jamal - piano *Keith Jarrett - piano *Clifford Jarvis - drums *Aaron M. Johnson - saxophone, clarinet *Budd Johnson - saxophone, clarinet *Clarence Johnson *J. J. Johnson - trombone *Osie Johnson - drums *Pete Jolly *Hank Jones - piano *Oliver Jones (pianist) *Philly Joe Jones - drums *Quincy Jones - arranger, trumpet *Thad Jones - trumpet *Duke Jordan - piano *Clifford Jordan - alto, tenor saxophones


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*Yoko Kanno - piano, accordion *Roger Kellaway *Wynton Kelly - piano *Barney Kessel - guitar


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*Don Lamond - drums *Jay Leonhart *Stan Levey - drums *Lou Levy (pianist), Lou Levy - piano *John Lewis (pianist), John Lewis - piano *Mel Lewis - drums *Victor Lewis *Melba Liston - trombone


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*Adam Makowicz - piano *Russell Malone - guitar *Junior Mance - piano *Shelly Manne - drums *Larance Marable - drums *Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone *Dodo Marmarosa - piano *Les McCann - piano *Rob McConnell - valve trombone *Howard McGhee - trumpet *Al McKibbon - double-bass *Marian McPartland - piano *Charles McPherson (musician), Charles McPherson - alto saxophone *Gil Melle - saxophones *Pierre Michelot - bass *Charles Mingus - double-bass *Thelonious Monk - piano *Tete Montoliu - piano *James Moody (saxophonist), James Moody - tenor saxophone, flute *Michael Moore (bassist), Michael Moore - bass *Michael Moore (saxophonist and clarinetist), Michael Moore - saxophone, clarinet *Lee Morgan - trumpet *George Morrow (bassist), George Morrow - double-bass *Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, piano, arranger


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*Fats Navarro - trumpet *Herbie Nichols - piano *Sam Noto - trumpet


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*Anita O'Day - vocals *Hod O'Brien - piano


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*Marty Paich - arranger *Remo Palmier - guitar *Charlie Parker - saxophone *Leo Parker - saxophone *Joe Pass - guitar *Cecil Payne - flute, saxophone *Sonny Payne - drums *Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - double-bass *Art Pepper - saxophone *Oscar Peterson - piano *Oscar Pettiford - cellist, double-bass *Flip Phillips - saxophone, clarinet *Herb Pomeroy - trumpet *Roy Porter (drummer), Roy Porter - drums *Tommy Potter - bass *Bud Powell - piano *Richie Powell - piano *Specs Powell - drums *Chano Pozo - percussion *André Previn - piano *Don Pullen - piano, organ


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*Gene Ramey - bass *Jimmy Raney - guitar *Buddy Rich - drums *Sam Rivers (jazz musician), Sam Rivers - saxophone, clarinet *Max Roach - drums *Steve Rochinski - guitar *Red Rodney - trumpet *Sonny Rollins - saxophone *Jimmy Rowles - piano *Ernie Royal - trumpet *Hilton Ruiz - piano *Curly Russell - bass


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*Aaron Sachs - saxophone, clarinet *Ronnie Scott - saxophone *Jack Sels - saxophone *Lalo Schifrin - piano *Ed Shaughnessy - drummer *George Shearing - piano *Jack Sheldon - trumpet, vocals *Sahib Shihab - saxophone, flute *Ayako Shirasaki - piano *Horace Silver - piano *Andy Simpkins *Zoot Sims - saxophone *Ronnie Singer - guitar *Paul Smith (pianist), Paul Smith - piano *Mary Stallings - singer *Herbie Steward - saxophones *Sonny Stitt - saxophone *Idrees Sulieman - trumpet *Ira Sullivan - trumpet, flugelhorn


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*Art Taylor - drums *Billy Taylor - piano *Tommy Tedesco - guitar *Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn *Toots Thielemans - harmonica *Jesper Thilo - saxophone, clarinet, flute *Ed Thigpen - drums *René Thomas (guitarist), René Thomas - guitar *Charles Thompson (jazz), "Sir" Charles Thompson - piano *Lucky Thompson - saxophone *Lennie Tristano - piano *Bruce Turner - saxophone, clarinet


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*René Urtreger - piano


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*Charlie Ventura - saxophone *Sarah Vaughan - vocals *Mads Vinding - bass *Eddie Vinson - saxophone


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*George Wallington - piano *Butch Warren - double-bass *Bill Watrous - trombone *Frank Wess - saxophone, flute *Ernie Wilkins - saxophone *Mary Lou Williams - piano *Shadow Wilson - drums *Kai Winding - trombone *Phil Woods - saxophone, clarinet


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*Ed Zandy - trumpet


See also

*List of jazz musicians


References


External links

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