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Intro to Jazz Records 3
Vocalists and Musicians List Test
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Music
Undergraduate 1
12/04/2010
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Who invented scat?
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Louis Armstrong
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Father of modern jazz singing
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Louis Armstrong
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Name Sachmo originated from what?
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Kids at the orphanage called Louis Armstrong satchel mouth cause it was very large
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Jazz ambassador for the US state department
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Louis Armstrong
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Norman Grantz was famous for making what kind of records? (for verve)
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jam session records
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This album is co-named Mac the Knife
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Ella in Berlin
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One of the most famous songs in jazz history sang by Billie Holiday
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Strange Fruit
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Lady Day
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Billie Holiday
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Who did louis do an album with?
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Ella Fitz
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Lady Sings the Blues
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Billie Holiday
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Song Book Series (Artist and Producer)
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Ella Fitzgerald
Recorded by Norman Grantz
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Mr B
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Billy Eckstine
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No Cover, No Minimum
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Billy Eckstine
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Trumpet player and Singer
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Billy Eckstein
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Many famous jazz musicians started in his band
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Billy Eckstein
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Sarah Vaughn was the female singer in this band
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Billy Eckstein's band
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Sassy
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Sarah Vaughn
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Did an album w/ Count Basie
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Sarah Vaughn
Diane Shure
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I Can't Help It
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Betty Carter
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Duets
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Betty Carter and Carmen McRae
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The Great American Song Book
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Carmen McRae
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Big Band singers owe who?
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Lady Day- Billie Holiday
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Something Cool
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June Christy
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Big Band Specials
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June Christy
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This lady had a big hit with the song Fever
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Peggy Lee
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Mink Jazz
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Peggy Lee
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Blues Cross Country
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Peggy Lee (Arr. by Quincy Jones)
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Portraits of Chris
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Chris Connor
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Two's Company (with what band)
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Chris Connor w/ Maynard's band
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Anita O'Day was influenced by who?
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Anita Sing's the Most is with what guest artist?
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Oscar Petersen
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Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter is with who?
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Billy May
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Boogie Down (w/ what band?)
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Ernestine Anderson with Clayton/Hamilton
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Never Make Your Move Too Soon
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Ernestine Anderson
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Live at Yoshi's
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Close Enough for Love
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Shirley Horn
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Epiphany (Guest artists?)
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Chaka Khan
Dizzy, Herbie, Bird
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This singer was discovered by Cannonball Adderly
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Nancy Wilson
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The Swinging's Mutual (Who's the band?)
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Nancy Wilson w/ George Shearing Quintet
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What's the Shearing Sound?
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Guitar, Vibes, and Piano in unison
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Unforgettable
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Natile Cole
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Ask A Woman Who Knows
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Natile Cole
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For Ella
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Patti Austin
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Joe Williams sang with which two big bands?
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Basie and Jones/Lewis
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Nothin' But The Blues
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Joe Williams
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Bill Evans recorded an album with what singer?
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Tony Bennett
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Me Torme recorded an album with what band?
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Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
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Timeless
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Mark Murphy
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Guest artists on Mark Murphy sings?
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Brecker Bros., Sanborne
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Too Much Coffee Man
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Bob Dorough
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Right On My Way Home
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Bob Dorough
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Who sang on the Miles Davis album Sorcerer?
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Bob Dorough
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Alice in Wonderland
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Mose Alison
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One Bad Habit
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Michael Franks
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Passion Fruit
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Michael Franks
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Genius + Soul = Jazz
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Ray Charles (Arr by Quincy Jones)
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Black and Blue & Tobacco Road
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Lou Rawls
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Sings and Plays From The Film Lets Get Lost
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Chet Baker
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This Time It's Love
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Kurt Elling
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Sing a Song of Basie
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Lambert, Hendrix, & Ross
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Mimi Perrin started this french group
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Les Double 6
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Sang classical pieces as jazz
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the Swingle Singers
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Jazz Sebastian Bach
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The Swingle Singers
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Tried to imitate the vocings of the kenton trombone section
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The Four Freshman
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This singing group consisted of people who all played instruments, so they didn't need a rhythm section
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The Four Freshman
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Arranger Gene Puerling
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The Hi-Lo's
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All Over The Place
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The Hi-Lo's
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This group over dubbed until it sounded like a full orchestra. Also formed by Gene Puerling
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Singers Unlimited
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He is Christmas
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Take 6
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Vocalise
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Manhattan Transfer
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Hearts of Fire
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New York Voices
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5 vocalists who can sound like a huge band
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The Real Group
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"Jelly Roll" Morton
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Piano
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James P Johnson
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Piano
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Thomas "Fats" Waller
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Piano
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Erroll Garner
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Piano
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Ahmad Jamal
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Piano
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Marcus Roberts
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Piano
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Benny Green
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Piano
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Brad Mehldau
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Piano
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Bessie Smith
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Vocal
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June Christy
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Vocal
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Michael Franks
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Vocals
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Al Jarreau
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Vocals
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Shirley Horn
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Vocals
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Frank Trumbauer
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Sax
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Johnny Hodges
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Sax
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Benny Carter
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Sax
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Don Byas
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Sax
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Harry Carney
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Sax
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James "Bubber" Miley
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Trumpet
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"Ziggy" Elman
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Trumpet
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Harry "Sweets" Edison
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Trumpet
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Edward "Kid" Ory
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Trombone
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Jack Teagarden
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Trombone
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Dicky Wells
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Trombone
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Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
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Trombone
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Lawrence Brown
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Trombone
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Kai Winding
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Trombone
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Albert Mangelsdorff
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Trombone
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Ray Anderson
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Trombone
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Lonnie Johnson
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Guitar
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Eddie Lang
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Guitar
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Django Reinhardt
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Guitar
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Charlie Christian
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Guitar
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Jim Hall
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Guitar
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Herb Ellis
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Guitar
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George Benson
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Guitar
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John Scofield
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Guitar
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Milt Hinton
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Bass
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Slam Stewart
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Bass
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Walter Page
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Bass
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Jimmy Blanton
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Bass
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Oscar Pettiford
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Bass
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Scott LaFaro
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Bass
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Charlie Haden
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Bass
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Marcus Miller
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Bass
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Stanley Clarke
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Bass
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John Patitucci
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Bass
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Warren "Baby" Dodds
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Drums
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Kenny Clarke
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Drums
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Shelly Manne
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Drums
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Charlie Persip
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Drums
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Connie Kay
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Drums
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Billy Cobham
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Drums
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Dave Weckl
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Drums
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Jeff Hamilton
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Drums
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Dennis Mackrel
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Drums
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Carl Allen
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Drums
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Steve Gadd
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Drums
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Barney Bigard
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Clarinet
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Benny Goodman
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Clarinet
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Jimmy Hamilton
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Clarinet
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Buddy DeFranco
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Clarinet
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Eddie Daniels
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Clarinet
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Don Byron
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Clarinet
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Lionel Hampton
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Vibes
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Red Norvo
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Vibes
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Milt Jackson
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Vibes
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Gary Burton
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Vibes
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Bobby Hutcherson
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Vibes
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Steve Nelson
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Vibes
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Terry Gibbs
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Vibes
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Emil Richards
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Vibes
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Fats Waller
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Organ
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Shirley Scott
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Organ
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Larry Young
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Organ
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John Medeski
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Organ
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Richard "Grove" Holmes
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Organ
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Joe Venuti
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Violin
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Stephane Grappelli
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Violin
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Stuff Smith
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Violin
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Jean-Luc Ponty
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Violin
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Michal Urbaniak
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Violin
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Don Redman
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Arr
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Fletcher Henderson
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Arr
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Johnny Richards
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Arr
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Nat Pierce
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Arr
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Marty Paich
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Arr
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Willie Maiden
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Arr
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Bob Florence
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Arr
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Mike Abene
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Arr
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Sy Johnson
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Arr
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Chuck Owen
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Arr
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Gene Puerling
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Arr
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Michel LaGrand
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Arr
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Francy Bolen
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Arr
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Don Sebesky
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Arr
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Slide Hampton
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Arr
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Mike Holober
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Arr
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