Benny Carter

Benny Carter

male, deceased (2003)
East Coast blues musician, Jumpbluesmusician, Big band bandleader, Swing trumpeter, Mainstream jazz trumpeter, music arranger
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8 1907 - July 12 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and...
Big Joe Turner

Big Joe Turner

male, deceased (1985)
Jumpbluesmusician, Kansas City, Swing singer, jazz singer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, African American…Blues singer, musician, blues shouter, Blues Hall of Fame inductee
Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 - November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri.
Jay McShann

Jay McShann

male, deceased (2006)
Swing pianist, Mainstream jazz pianist, Bebop pianist, Big band bandleader, Jumpbluesmusician, Blues pianist…Blues musician, blues, blues shouter, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, musician
James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and...
Louis Prima

Louis Prima

male, deceased (1978) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
American jazz trumpeter, New Orleans jazz musician, Traditional pop music singer, Swing trumpeter, Big band bandleader, Jumpbluesmusician…Musician of New Orleans, jazz musician, musician & entertainer
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 - August 24, 1978) was an American entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter. He was referred to as the King of the...
Arnett Cobb

Arnett Cobb

male, deceased (1989)
Jumpbluesmusician, Soul-jazz saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, New York blues musician…Texas blues musician, jazz musician, musician
Arnett Cobb (10 August 1918-24 March 1989) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Cobb was born Arnette Cleophus Cobbs in Houston, Texas. His...
Big Jay McNeely

Big Jay McNeely

male, 82 years old
West Coast blues musician, Jumpbluesmusician, Soul-jazz saxophonist, Jazz-blues saxophonist, Cecil James (Big Jay) McNeely, breakdancing…rhythm and blues, Rhythm and blues musician
Cecil James (Big Jay) McNeely (born on April 29, 1927 in Los Angeles, California), is an American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist. McNeely is...
Earl Bostic

Earl Bostic

male, deceased (1965)
Jumpbluesmusician, Soul-jazz saxophonist, Swing saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist, death by myocardial infarction, Terrence Holder…rhythm and blues, Rhythm and blues saxophonist, American rhythm and blues musician, jazz musician
Earl Bostic (April 25, 1913 - October 28, 1965) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist. Bostic was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He...
Ike Quebec

Ike Quebec

male, deceased (1963)
Jumpbluesmusician, Soul-jazz saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Ike Abrams Quebec, tenor saxophonist
Ike Abrams Quebec (born August 17 1918 in Newark, New Jersey, died on January 16, 1963) was a jazz tenor saxophonist. His surname is pronounced...
Cootie Williams

Cootie Williams

male, deceased (1985)
Rhythm and blues trumpeter, Jumpbluesmusician, Swing trumpeter, Duke Ellington Orchestra member, American jazz trumpeter, rhythm and blues…American rhythm and blues musician, Rhythm and blues trumpet player, jazz musician, musician
Charles Melvin ("Cootie") Williams (July 24,1910 - September 15, 1985) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. He rose to prominence...
Flip Phillips

Flip Phillips

male, deceased (2001)
swing music, East Coast blues musician, Jumpbluesmusician, bebop, mainstream jazz, Swing saxophonist…jump blues, East Coast blues, jazz musician
Flip Phillips (February 26, 1915-August 17, 2001) was a jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Jazz at...