Jazz (1940–50s)


Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1927–93)

Pepper Adams (1930–86)

Cannonball Adderley (1928–75)

Nat Adderley (1931–2000)

Joe Albany (1924–88)

Gene Ammons (1925–74)

Cat Anderson (1916–81)

Peter Appleyard (1928– )

Dorothy Ashby (1932–86)

Sil Austin (1929–2001)

Benny Bailey (1925–2005)

Chet Baker (1929–88)

Kenny Baker (1921–99)

Chris Barber (1930–2021)

Louie Bellson (1924–2009)

Eddie Bert (1922–2012)

Acker Bilk (1929–2014)

Ed Blackwell (1929–92)

Art Blakey (1919–90)

Paul Bley (1932–2016)

Claude Bolling (1930–2020)

Ruby Braff (1927–2003)

Bob Brookmeyer (1929–2011)

Tina Brooks (1932–74)

Clifford Brown (1930–56)

Lawrence Brown (1907–88)

Ray Brown (1926–2002)

Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)

Ray Bryant (1931–2011)

Milt Buckner (1915–77)

Kenny Burrell (1931– )

Joe Bushkin (1916–2004)

Billy Butterfield (1917–88)

Don Byas (1912–72)

Billy Byers (1927–96)

Donald Byrd (1932–2013)

Brun Campbell (1884–1953)

Joe Castro (1927–2009)

Sid Catlett (1910–51)

Serge Chaloff (1923–57)

Paul Chambers (1935–69)

Teddy Charles (1928–2012)

Sonny Clark (1931–63)

Kenny Clarke (1914–85)

James Clay (1935–94)

Buck Clayton (1911–91)

Arnett Cobb (1918–89)

Alan Cohen

Al Cohn (1925–88)

Cozy Cole (1909–81)

Ornette Coleman (1930–2015)

John Coltrane (1926–67)

Ken Colyer (1928–88)

Eddie Costa (1930–62)

Johnny Costa (1922–96)

Curtis Counce (1926–63)

Sonny Criss (1927–77)

Tadd Dameron (1917–65)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922–86)

Miles Davis (1926–91)

Walter Davis Jr. (1932–90)

Wild Bill Davis

Wild Bill Davison (1906–90)

Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)

Paul Desmond (1924–77)

Vic Dickenson (1906–84)

Bill Doggett (1916–96)

Natty Dominique (1896–1982)

Arne Domnérus (1924–2008)

Lou Donaldson (1926– )

Dorothy Donegan (1922–98)

Kenny Dorham (1924–72)

Ray Draper (1940–82)

Kenny Drew (1928–93)

Dutch Swing College Band [1951– ]

Harry "Sweets" Edison (1915–99)

Teddy Edwards (1924–2003)

Herb Ellis (1921–2010)

Bill Evans (1929–80)

Gil Evans (1912–88)

Don Ewell (1916–83)

Tal Farlow (1921–98)

Art Farmer (1928–99)

Victor Feldman (1934–87)

Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006)

Tommy Flanagan (1930–2001)

Bob Florence (1932–2008)

Jimmy Forrest (1920–80)

Frank Foster (1928–2011)

Panama Francis (1918–2001)

Tony Fruscella (1927–69)

Curtis Fuller (1934–2021)

Red Garland (1923–84)

Erroll Garner (1926–77)

Arv Garrison

Herb Geller (1928–2013)

Stan Getz (1927–91)

Terry Gibbs (1924– )

Dizzy Gillespie (1917–93)

Jimmy Giuffre (1921–2008)

Benny Golson (1929– )

Paul Gonsalves (1920–74)

Dexter Gordon (1923–90)

Jimmy Gourley (1926–2008)

Wardell Gray (1921–55)

Bennie Green (1923–77)

Johnny Griffin (1928–2008)

Tiny Grimes (1916–89)

Marty Grosz (1930– )

Gigi Gryce (1927–83)

Vince Guaraldi (1928–76)

Lars Gullin (1928–76)

Al Haig (1924–82)

Jim Hall (1930–2013)

Bengt Hallberg (1932–2013)

Chico Hamilton (1921–2013)

John Handy (1933– )

John Hardee (1918–84)

Joe Harriott (1928–73)

Bill Harris (1916–73)

Gene Harris (1933–2000)

Hampton Hawes (1928–77)

Tubby Hayes (1935–73)

Roy Haynes (1925– )

Jimmy Heath (1926–2020)

Eddie Higgins (1932–2009)

Milt Hinton (1910–2000)

Jutta Hipp (1925–2003)

André Hodeir (1921–2011)

Art Hodes (1904–93)

Bill Holman (1927– )

Elmo Hope (1923–67)

Chubby Jackson (1918–2003)

Milt Jackson (1923–99)

Willis Jackson (1932–87)

Illinois Jacquet (1922–2004)

Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023)

Jazz at the Philharmonic [1944–1983]

The Jazz Couriers

John Jenkins (1931–93)

Bill Jennings (1919– )

Budd Johnson

J.J. Johnson (1924–2001)

Hank Jones (1918–2010)

Jo Jones (1911–85)

Jonah Jones (1909–2000)

Quincy Jones (1933– )

Thad Jones (1923–86)

Clifford Jordan (1931–93)

Duke Jordan (1922–2006)

Richie Kamuca (1930–77)

Fred Katz (1919–2013)

Wynton Kelly (1931–71)

Stan Kenton (1911–79)

Barney Kessel (1923–2004)

King Curtis (1934–71)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–77)

Krzysztof Komeda (1931–69)

Lee Konitz (1927–2020)

Rolf Kühn (1929– )

Steve Lacy (1934–2004)

Guy Lafitte (1927–98)

Harold Land (1928–2001)

Don Lanphere (1928–2003)

Yusef Lateef (1920–2013)

Yank Lawson (1911–95)

Michel Legrand (1932–2019)

Lou Levy (1928–2001)

John Lewis (1920–2001)

Ramsey Lewis (1935–2022)

Melba Liston (1926–99)

Booker Little (1938–61)

Mundell Lowe (1922–2017)

Humphrey Lyttelton (1921–2008)

Junior Mance (1928–2020)

Herbie Mann (1930–2003)

Shelly Manne (1920–84)

Charlie Mariano (1923–2009)

Dodo Marmarosa (1925–2002)

Warne Marsh (1927–87)

Les McCann (1935–2023)

Howard McGhee (1918–87)

Jackie McLean (1932–2006)

Big Jay McNeely (1927–2018)

Jimmy McPartland (1907–91)

Marian McPartland (1918–2013)

Jay McShann (1916–2006)

Jack McVea (1914–2000)

Gil Melle (1931–2004)

Jay Migliori

Dickie Mills (1925– )

Charles Mingus (1922–79)

Blue Mitchell (1930–79)

Red Mitchell (1927–92)

Hank Mobley (1930–86)

Modern Jazz Quartet [1952–1993]

Paul Moer (1916–2010)

Thelonious Monk (1917–82)

J.R. Monterose (1927–93)

Wes Montgomery (1925–68)

James Moody (1925–2010)

Brew Moore (1924–73)

Wild Bill Moore (1918–83)

Herb Morand (1905–52)

Frank Morgan (1933–2007)

Lee Morgan (1938–72)

Sam Most (1930–2013)

Gerry Mulligan (1927–96)

Fats Navarro (1923–50)

Oliver Nelson (1932–75)

Phineas Newborn Jr. (1931–90)

David "Fathead" Newman (1933–2009)

Joe Newman (1922–92)

Albert Nicholas (1900–71)

Wooden Joe Nicholas (1883–1957)

Herbie Nichols (1919–63)

Lennie Niehaus (1929–2020)

Jack Nimitz (1930–2009)

Anthony Ortega (1928–2022)

Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band

Tony Parenti (1900–72)

Charlie Parker (1920–55)

Knocky Parker (1918–86)

Leo Parker (1925–62)

Dave Pell (1925–2017)

Art Pepper (1925–82)

Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)

Oscar Pettiford (1922–60)

Flip Phillips (1915–2001)

Terry Pollard (1931–2009)

Bud Powell (1924–66)

Mel Powell (1923–98)

André Previn (1930– )

Ike Quebec (1918–63)

Paul Quinichette (1916–83)

Freddy Randall (1921–99)

Jimmy Raney (1927–95)

Freddie Redd (1927–2021)

Sonny Red (1932–81)

Dizzy Reece (1931– )

Don Rendell (1926–2015)

Buddy Rich (1917–87)

Max Roach (1924–2007)

Howard Roberts (1929–92)

Red Rodney (1927–94)

Shorty Rogers (1924–94)

Sonny Rollins (1930– )

Wally Rose (1913–97)

Frank Rosolino (1926–78)

Charlie Rouse (1924–88)

Jimmy Rowles (1918–96)

Howard Rumsey (1917–2015)

George Russell (1923–2009)

Shirley Scott (1934–2002)

Tony Scott (1921–2007)

Bud Shank (1926–2009)

George Shearing (1919–2011)

Jack Sheldon (1931– )

Wayne Shorter (1933–2023)

Horace Silver (1928–2014)

Zoot Sims (1925–85)

Hal Singer (1919–2020)

Jimmy Smith (1925–2005)

Johnny Smith (1922–2013)

Tab Smith (1909–71)

Willie Smith (1910–67)

Martial Solal (1927– )

Sonny Stitt (1924–82)

Billy Strayhorn (1915–67)

Frank Strozier (1937– )

Ira Sullivan (1931– )

Sun Ra (1914–93)

Ralph Sutton (1922–2001)

Buddy Tate (1913–2001)

Art Taylor (1929–94)

Billy Taylor (1921–2010)

Cecil Taylor (1929–2018)

Sam "The Man" Taylor (1916–90)

Clark Terry (1920–2015)

Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)

René Thomas (1927–75)

Sir Charles Thompson (1918–2016)

Lucky Thompson (1924–2005)

Claude Thornhill (1909–65)

Cy Touff (1927–2003)

Stan Tracey (1926–2013)

Lenny Tristano (1919–78)

George Van Eps (1913–98)

Leroy Vinnegar (1928–99)

Mal Waldron (1926–2002)

George Wallington (1924–93)

Wilbur Ware (1923–79)

Frank Wess (1922–2013)

Randy Weston (1926–2018)

Putte Wickman (1924–2006)

Bob Wilber (1928–2019)

Joe Wilder (1922–2014)

Barney Wilen (1937–96)

Ernie Wilkins (1922–99)

Claude Williamson (1926–2016)

Gerald Wilson (1918–2014)

Phil Woods (1931–2015)

Jimmy Yancey (1894–1951)

Various Artists


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