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 |