The eye of jazz
Text assembled by Philippe Carles
Graphic design by Francis Paudras
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| 1989 |
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| Adderley, Cannonball [Julian Edwin] (b. 1928 d. 1975) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (b. 1929 d. 1988) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Blakey, Art (b. 1919 d. 1990) | drummer, drums |
| Brown, Clifford (b. 1930 d. 1956) | trumpet |
| Brown, Ray [Raymond Mathews] (b. 1926) | bass, composer |
| Clarke, Kenny [Klook] [Kenneth Spearman] (b. 1914 d. 1985) | drummer, drums |
| Cole, Cozy [William Randolph] (b. 1909 d. 1981) | cast, drummer |
| Cole, Nat King (b. 1917 d. 1965) | composer, lyricist |
| Dameron, Tadd [Tadley Ewing Peake] (b. 1917 d. 1965) | arranger, composer |
| Davis, Miles (Dewey) (b. 1926 d. 1991) | piano, tromba |
| Dorham, Kenny [McKinley Howard] (b. 1924 d. 1972) | trumpet |
| Eckstine, Billy (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989) | tromba, trumpet |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Garner, Erroll (Louis) (b. 1921 d. 1977) | musicista, piano |
| Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Gibbs, Terry (b. 1924) | vibraphone |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Gonzales, Babs (b. 1919 d. 1980) | piano, vocals |
| Gordon, Dexter (Keith) (b. 1923 d. 1990) | tenor saxophone |
| Heard, J.C. [James Charles] (b. 1917 d. 1988) | director, drummer |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hodges, Johnny (b. 1906 d. 1970 a. 1937-1951) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Holiday, Billie (b. 1915 d. 1959) | musicisti, singer |
| Jones, Jo (b. 1911 d. 1985) | director, drummer |
| Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) | arranger, composer |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| Konitz, Lee (b. 1927) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Manne, Shelley [Sheldon] (b. 1920 d. 1984) | director, drummer |
| Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (b. 1917 d. 1982) | piano, pianoforte |
| Moody, James (b. 1925) | alto saxophone, flute |
| Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927) | arranger, baritone sax |
| Navarro, Fats [Theodore] (b. 1923 d. 1950) | trumpet |
| Page, Hot Lips [Oran Thaddeus] (b. 1908 d. 1954) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Parker, Charlie [Charles Christopher] (b. 1920 d. 1955) | alto saxophone |
| Pettiford, Oscar (b. 1922 d. 1960) | bass (instrument), bass cello |
| Phillips, Flip (b. 1915) | tenor saxophone |
| Powell, Bud [Earl Rudolf] (b. 1924 d. 1966) | bop pianist, piano |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Roach, Max [Maxwell Lemuel] (b. 1925) | bass, drfl~ |
| Rushing, Jimmy [James Andrew] (b. 1903 d. 1972) | blues singer, vocals |
| Shavers, Charlie [Charles James] (b. 1917 d. 1971) | tromba, trumpet |
| Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919) | piano, piano-accordeon |
| Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985) | soprano sax, tenor sax |
| Sinatra, Frank [Francis Albert] (b. 1915) | cast, singer |
| Stitt, Sonny [Edward] (b. 1924 d. 1982) | alto sax, baritone sax |
| Tatum, Art [Arthur, Jr.] (b. 1910 d. 1956) | piano, celeste |
| Terry, Clark [Mumbles] (b. 1920) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Thompson, Lucky (b. 1924) | soprano sax, tenor sax |
| Tristano, Lennie [Leonard Joseph] (b. 1919 d. 1978) | piano, teacher |
| Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) [Sassy] (b. 1924 d. 1990) | interprete, singer |
| Ventura, Charlie (b. 1916 d. 1992) | tenor saxophone |
| Washington, Dinah (b. 1924 d. 1963) | blues singer, vocals |
| Webster, Ben [Benjamin Francis] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | tenor saxophone |
| Williams, Joe (b. 1918) | banjo, bass (instrument) |
| Young, Lester (Willis) (b. 1909 d. 1959) | cornet, guitar |