Jazz matters : reflections on the music & some of its makers
By Doug Ramsey
With a foreword by Gene Lees
| Books | TheMusicSack | People |
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| 1989 |
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| Adderley, Cannonball [Julian Edwin] (b. 1928 d. 1975) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Albert, Don [Dominique] (b. 1908 d. 1980) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Almeida, Laurindo (b. 1917) | guitar, lute |
| Ammons, Gene [Eugene] (b. 1925 d. 1974) | tenor sax, bandleader |
| Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (b. 1929 d. 1988) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Benson, George (b. 1943) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Brubeck, Dave [David Warren] (b. 1920) | alto saxophone, composer |
| 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 |
| Desmond, Paul (b. 1924 d. 1977) | alto saxophone |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Farmer, Art [Arthur Stewart] (b. 1928) | flugel horn, trumpeter |
| Garland, Red [William M.] (b. 1923 d. 1984) | jazz piano, piano |
| Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Gray, Wardell (b. 1921 d. 1955) | tenor saxophone |
| Handy, John (Richard) (b. 1933) | alto saxophone, teacher |
| Hardee, John (b. 1918 d. 1984) | tenor saxophone |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hubbard, Freddie [Frederick Dewayne] (b. 1938) | trumpet, flugel horn |
| Jobim, Tom (b. 1927) | arranger, composer |
| Johnson, Budd (b. 1910 d. 1984) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Jones, Sam [Samuel] (b. 1924 d. 1981) | double bass, cello |
| Lloyd, Charles (b. 1938) | tenor saxophone, flute |
| McDuff, Brother Jack (b. 1926) | Hammond organ, string bass |
| Mingus, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1979) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (b. 1917 d. 1982) | piano, pianoforte |
| Most, Sam [Samuel] (b. 1930) | flute, clarinet |
| Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927) | arranger, baritone sax |
| Pepper, Art [Arthur Edward] (b. 1925 d. 1982) | alto saxophone |
| Powell, Bud [Earl Rudolf] (b. 1924 d. 1966) | bop pianist, piano |
| Quebec, Ike [Abrams] (b. 1918 d. 1963) | tenor saxophone |
| Ramey, Gene [Eugene Glasco] (b. 1913 d. 1984) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Rowles, Jimmie (b. 1918) | piano, vocals |
| Rudd, Roswell (Hopkins jr.) (b. 1935) | trombone |
| Russell, George (Allan) (b. 1923) | composer, theorist |
| Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985) | soprano sax, tenor sax |
| Sinatra, Frank [Francis Albert] (b. 1915) | cast, singer |
| Terry, Clark [Mumbles] (b. 1920) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Walton, Cedar [Anthony, Jr.] (b. 1934) | piano |
| Webster, Ben [Benjamin Francis] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | tenor saxophone |
| Winding, Kai (b. 1922 d. 1983) | jazz trombone, trombone |
| Woods, Phil [Philip Wells] (b. 1931) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Young, Lester (Willis) (b. 1909 d. 1959) | cornet, guitar |