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Glenn Miller
male, deceased - Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 - presumably December 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the... More
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Tommy Dorsey
male, deceased - Tommy Dorsey (November 19 1905 - November 26 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter and bandleader in the Big Band era. He was the... More
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Count Basie
male, deceased - William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Commonly regarded as one... More
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John Coltrane
male, deceased - John William Coltrane, nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist,... More
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Miles Davis
male, deceased - Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered one of the most influential of the 20th... More
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Charles Mingus
male, deceased - Charles Mingus, also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. He was also known for his... More
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Stan Kenton
male, deceased - Stanley Newcomb Kenton (pianist) led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was... More
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Jimmy Dorsey
male, deceased - James "Jimmy" Dorsey was a prominent jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter and big band leader. Jimmy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah,... More
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Woody Herman
male, deceased - Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16 1913 - October 29 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano... More
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