Big bands
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| Ambrose (b. 1897 d. 1971) | danceband leader, violin |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Arnheim, Gus (b. 1897 d. 1955) | bandleader, composer |
| Barnet, Charlie [Charles Daly] (b. 1913 d. 1991 a. 1936-1948) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bellson, Louis Paul (b. 1924) | composer, drummer |
| Berigan, Bunny [Roland Bernard] (b. 1908 d. 1942) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Brown, Les [Lester Raymond] (b. 1912 d. 1981) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Bryant, Willie [William Steven] (b. 1908 d. 1964) | bandleader, cast |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Carter, Benny (b. 1907) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Clarke, Kenny [Klook] [Kenneth Spearman] (b. 1914 d. 1985) | drummer, drums |
| Clinton, Larry (b. 1909 d. 1985) | arranger, trombone |
| Cotton, Billy (b. 1899 d. 1969) | bandleader, vocals |
| Crosby, Bob [George Robert] (b. 1913 d. 1993) | composer, leader |
| Dankworth, John (Phillip William) (b. 1927) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Donahue, Sam (Koontz) (b. 1918 d. 1974) | tenor sax, arranger |
| Dorsey, Jimmy [James Francis] (b. 1904 d. 1957) | cast, clarinet |
| Dorsey, Tommy [Thomas] (b. 1905 d. 1956) | cast, composer |
| Eckstine, Billy (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Elizalde, Fred [Frederico] (b. 1907 d. 1979) | bandleader, piano |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Ellington, Mercer (Kennedy) (b. 1919) | arranger, cast |
| Evans, Gil (b. 1912 d. 1988) | arranger, piano |
| Ferguson, Maynard (b. 1928) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Firman, Bert (b. 1906 a. 1925) | arranger, conductor |
| Fox, Roy (b. 1901 d. 1982) | bandleader, cornet |
| Geraldo (b. 1904 d. 1974) | bandleader |
| Gibbons, Carroll [Richard Carroll] (b. 1903 d. 1954) | composer, conductor |
| Gibbs, Terry (b. 1924) | vibraphone |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Goldkette, Jean (b. 1899 d. 1962) | piano, conductor |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Hall, Henry (Robert) (b. 1898 d. 1989) | piano, trumpeter |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Harris, Jack (b. 1900 d. 1976 a. 1937-1938) | danceband leader |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Hawkins, Erskine (Ramsay) (b. 1914) | cast, trumpet |
| Heath, Ted [Theodore George] (b. 1900 d. 1969) | trombone, arranger |
| Henderson, Fletcher [James Fletcher] (b. 1898 d. 1952) | arranger, bandleader |
| Henderson, Horace W. (b. 1904 d. 1988) | arranger, piano |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hill, Teddy [Theodore] (b. 1909 d. 1978) | clarinet, music director |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hopkins, Claude (Driskett) (b. 1903 d. 1984) | piano, arranger |
| Hughes, Spike (b. 1908 d. 1987) | bass, string bass |
| Hylton, Jack (b. 1892 d. 1965) | bandleader, conductor |
| Jackson, Jack (b. 1907 d. 1978) | bandleader, trumpeter |
| James, Harry Haag (b. 1916 d. 1983) | composer, flute |
| Johnson, Buddy (b. 1915 d. 1977) | composer, drums |
| Johnson, Charlie [Charles Wright] (b. 1891 d. 1959) | piano, bandleader |
| Jones, Isham (b. 1894 d. 1956) | composer, lyricist |
| Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) | arranger, composer |
| Kemp, Hal [James Harold] (b. 1905 d. 1940) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| King, Wayne Harold (b. 1901 d. 1985) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Kirk, Andy [Andrew Dewey] (b. 1898) | bass saxophone, composer |
| Krupa, Gene [Eugene Bertram] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | cast, composer |
| Kyser, Kay (b. 1906 d. 1985) | bandleader, director |
| Lawrence, Elliot (b. 1925) | bandleader, composer |
| Lewis, Ted (b. 1892 d. 1971) | bandleader, cast |
| Lewis, Vic [Victor Joseph] (b. 1919) | bandleader, conductor |
| Lipton, Sidney John (b. 1906) | violin, saxophone |
| Lombardo, Guy [Gaetano Alberto] (b. 1902 d. 1977) | bandleader, director |
| Loss, Joe [Josua Alexander] (b. 1909 d. 1990) | bandleader, director |
| Lunceford, Jimmy [James Melvin] (b. 1902 d. 1947) | arranger, bandleader |
| May, Billy [William E.] (b. 1916) | arranger, orchestrator |
| McKinley, Ray [Raymond Frederick] (b. 1910 a. 1943-1943) | drummer, drums |
| McShann, Hootie [Jay] (b. 1909 a. 1941-1943) | piano, singer |
| Miller, Glen [Alton Glen] (b. 1904 d. 1944) | accordion, bandleader |
| Millinder, Lucky [Lucius Venable] (b. 1900 d. 1966) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Monroe, Vaughn (Wilton) (b. 1911 d. 1973) | trombone, trumpet |
| Morgan, Russ (b. 1904 d. 1969) | composer, trombone |
| Morton, Jelly Roll (b. 1885 d. 1941) | composer, music based on |
| Moten, Bennie [Benjamin] (b. 1894 d. 1935) | piano, trombone |
| Nichols, Red [Ernest Loring] (b. 1905 d. 1965) | cornet, trumpet |
| Noble, Ray [Raymond Stanley] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | bandleader, celeste |
| Norvo, Red (b. 1908) | cast, piano |
| Oliver, King [Joseph] (b. 1885 d. 1938) | composer, cornet |
| Parnell, Jack (b. 1923) | conductor, drummer |
| Pastor, Tony (b. 1907 d. 1969) | bandleader, tenor sax |
| Payne, Jack (b. 1899 d. 1969) | bandleader, leader |
| Pollack, Ben (b. 1903 d. 1971) | drummer, drums |
| Raeburn, Boyd [Boyde Albert] (b. 1913 d. 1966) | bandleader, bass sax |
| Redman, Don [Donald Mathew] (b. 1900 d. 1964) | alto saxophone, arranger |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Riddle, Nelson (b. 1921 d. 1985) | arranger, cast |
| Roy, Harry (b. 1900 d. 1971) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Russell, Luis (Carl) (b. 1902 d. 1963) | piano |
| Savitt, Jan (b. 1913 d. 1948) | arranger, bandleader |
| Scott, Raymond (b. 1910) | bandleader, composer |
| Shaw, Artie (b. 1910) | clarinet, conductor |
| Sissle, Noble (Lee) (b. 1889 d. 1975) | cast, composer |
| Slack, Freddie [Frederick Charles] (b. 1910 d. 1965) | piano, arranger |
| Spivak, Charlie [Charles] (b. 1907 d. 1982) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Starita, Al (a. 1927) | clarinet, leader |
| Starita, Ray (b. 1900 d. 1967 a. 1928) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Stone, Lew [Louis] (b. 1898 d. 1969) | bandleader, arranger |
| Teagarden, Jack [Weldon Leo] (b. 1905) | cast, trombone |
| Thornhill, Claude (b. 1909 d. 1965) | bandleader, piano |
| Trumbauer, Frank [Tram] (b. 1901 d. 1956) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Venuti, Joe [Giuseppe] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | violin, orchestra |
| Webb, Chick [William Henry] (b. 1902 d. 1939) | composer, drummer |
| Whiteman, Paul (b. 1890 d. 1967) | bandleader, cast |
| Williams, Cootie [Charles Melvin] (b. 1910 d. 1985) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Wooding, Sam [Samuel David] (b. 1895 d. 1985) | music director, piano |