The giants of jazz
Introduction by Miles Kington
Drawings by Weef
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| 1986 |
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| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bechet, Sidney (Joseph) (b. 1897 d. 1959) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Beiderbecke, Bix [Leon Bismarck] (b. 1903 d. 1931) | cornet, musicisti |
| Blakey, Art (b. 1919 d. 1990) | drummer, drums |
| Brookmeyer, Bob [Robert] (b. 1929) | valve trombone, piano |
| Brown, Clifford (b. 1930 d. 1956) | trumpet |
| Brown, Ray [Raymond Mathews] (b. 1926) | bass, composer |
| Brown, Sandy (b. 1929 d. 1975) | clarinet, bandleader |
| Brubeck, Dave [David Warren] (b. 1920) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Burton, Gary (b. 1943) | vibraharp, vibraphone |
| Carney, Harry (Howell) (b. 1910 d. 1974) | baritone sax, clarinet |
| Carter, Benny (b. 1907) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Christian, Charlie (b. 1916 d. 1942) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Cole, Nat King (b. 1917 d. 1965) | composer, lyricist |
| Coleman, Ornette (b. 1930) | alto saxophone, drums |
| Coltrane, John (William) (b. 1926 d. 1967) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Davis, Miles (Dewey) (b. 1926 d. 1991) | piano, tromba |
| De Franco, Buddy [Boniface Ferdinand Leonardo] (b. 1923) | clarinet |
| Desmond, Paul (b. 1924 d. 1977) | alto saxophone |
| Dorsey, Tommy [Thomas] (b. 1905 d. 1956) | cast, composer |
| Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989) | tromba, trumpet |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Evans, Bill (b. 1929 d. 1980) | composer, flute |
| Evans, Gil (b. 1912 d. 1988) | arranger, piano |
| Fitzgerald, Ella (b. 1920 a. 1936) | composer, interprete |
| Gaillard, Slim [Bulee] (b. 1916 d. 1991) | guitar, singer |
| Garner, Erroll (Louis) (b. 1921 d. 1977) | musicista, piano |
| Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Grappelli, Stephane (b. 1908) | guitar, violin |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Hancock, Herbie [Herbert Jeffrey] (b. 1940) | piano, arranger |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hodges, Johnny (b. 1906 d. 1970 a. 1937-1951) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Holiday, Billie (b. 1915 d. 1959) | musicisti, singer |
| Jackson, Milt [Milton] (b. 1923) | vibraphone |
| Johnson, J.J. (b. 1924 a. 1988) | jazz trombone, trombone |
| Johnson, James P. [James Price] (b. 1891 d. 1955) | cast, composer |
| Jones, Elvin (Ray) (b. 1927) | drummer, drums |
| Jordan, Stanley (b. 1959) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| King, Peter (b. 1940) | alto saxophone |
| Kirk, Roland (b. 1936 d. 1977) | sax, tenor sax |
| Krupa, Gene [Eugene Bertram] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | cast, composer |
| Lyttelton, Humphrey (b. 1921) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| McFerrin, Bobby (b. 1950) | jazz singer, vocals |
| Mingus, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1979) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (b. 1917 d. 1982) | piano, pianoforte |
| Montgomery, Wes [John Leslie] (b. 1923 d. 1968) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Morton, Jelly Roll (b. 1885 d. 1941) | composer, music based on |
| Mulligan, Mick [Michael] (b. 1928) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Nanton, Tricky Sam (b. 1904 d. 1946) | trombone |
| Oliver, King [Joseph] (b. 1885 d. 1938) | composer, cornet |
| Parker, Charlie [Charles Christopher] (b. 1920 d. 1955) | alto saxophone |
| Peterson, Oscar (Emmanuel) (b. 1925) | piano, pianoforte |
| Powell, Bud [Earl Rudolf] (b. 1924 d. 1966) | bop pianist, piano |
| Reinhardt, Django (b. 1910 d. 1953) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Roach, Max [Maxwell Lemuel] (b. 1925) | bass, drfl~ |
| Rollins, Sonny (b. 1930) | tenor saxophone |
| Rushing, Jimmy [James Andrew] (b. 1903 d. 1972) | blues singer, vocals |
| Scott, Ronnie (b. 1927) | tenor saxophone, vocals |
| Shaw, Artie (b. 1910) | clarinet, conductor |
| Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985) | soprano sax, tenor sax |
| Sinatra, Frank [Francis Albert] (b. 1915) | cast, singer |
| Surman, John (Douglas) (b. 1944 a. 1848) | baritone sax, Buchhandler |
| Tatum, Art [Arthur, Jr.] (b. 1910 d. 1956) | piano, celeste |
| Teagarden, Jack [Weldon Leo] (b. 1905) | cast, trombone |
| Turner, Big Joe (b. 1911 d. 1985) | jazz bluesman |
| Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) [Sassy] (b. 1924 d. 1990) | interprete, singer |
| Waller, Fats [Thomas Wright] (b. 1904 d. 1943) | cast, composer |
| Webster, Ben [Benjamin Francis] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | tenor saxophone |
| Williams, Cootie [Charles Melvin] (b. 1910 d. 1985) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Wilson, Teddy [Theodore Shore] (b. 1912 d. 1986) | cast, piano |
| Young, Lester (Willis) (b. 1909 d. 1959) | cornet, guitar |