Chuck Stewart's jazz files
| Books | TheMusicSack | People |
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| 1985 |
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| Adderley, Cannonball [Julian Edwin] (b. 1928 d. 1975) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Akiyoshi, Toshiko (b. 1929) | composer, piano |
| Armstrong, Lil (b. 1902 d. 1971) | composer, lyricist |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Ayler, Albert (b. 1936 d. 1970) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Bailey, Buster [William C.] (b. 1902 d. 1967) | clarinet, seas |
| Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (b. 1929 d. 1988) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Barbieri, Gato [Leandro] (b. 1933) | tenor saxophone, composer |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bennett, Tony (b. 1926 a. 1951) | singer, vocals |
| Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983) | cast, composer |
| Blakey, Art (b. 1919 d. 1990) | drummer, drums |
| Bley, Carla (b. 1938) | arranger, composer |
| Bowie, Lester (b. 1941) | trumpet |
| Brown, Clifford (b. 1930 d. 1956) | trumpet |
| Brubeck, Dave [David Warren] (b. 1920) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Burrell, Kenny [Kenneth Earl] (b. 1931) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Byrd, Donald [Donaldson Toussaint l'Overture] (b. 1932) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Carter, Betty (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Carter, Ron [Ronald Levin] (b. 1937) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Clarke, Kenny [Klook] [Kenneth Spearman] (b. 1914 d. 1985) | drummer, drums |
| Cohn, Al (b. 1925 d. 1988) | orchestrator, saxophone |
| Cole, Cozy [William Randolph] (b. 1909 d. 1981) | cast, drummer |
| Cole, Nat King (b. 1917 d. 1965) | composer, lyricist |
| Coleman, George (b. 1935) | alto sax, tenor sax |
| Coleman, Ornette (b. 1930) | alto saxophone, drums |
| Coltrane, Alice McLeod (b. 1937) | harp, piano |
| Coltrane, John (William) (b. 1926 d. 1967) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Condon, Eddie [Albert Edwin] (b. 1905 d. 1973) | banjo, guitar |
| Connor, Chris (b. 1927) | singer, vocals |
| Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" (b. 1922 d. 1986) | bass, librettist |
| Davis, Miles (Dewey) (b. 1926 d. 1991) | piano, tromba |
| Dearie, Blossom (b. 1926) | piano, singer |
| 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 |
| Farrell, Joe (b. 1937 d. 1986) | flute, tenor saxophone |
| Ferguson, Maynard (b. 1928) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Fitzgerald, Ella (b. 1920 a. 1936) | composer, interprete |
| Flack, Roberta (b. 1937) | singer, vocals |
| Freeman, Bud [Lawrence] (b. 1906 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone |
| Garner, Erroll (Louis) (b. 1921 d. 1977) | musicista, piano |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Giuffre, Jimmy [James Peter] (b. 1921) | baritone sax, clarinet |
| Gonzales, Babs (b. 1919 d. 1980) | piano, vocals |
| Green, Grant (b. 1931 d. 1979) | electric guitar |
| Haden, Charlie [Charles Edward] (b. 1937) | string bass |
| Hall, Jim [James Stanley] (b. 1930) | jazz guitar |
| Hamilton, Chico [Foreststorn] (b. 1921) | composer, director |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Haynes, Roy Owens (b. 1926) | drummer, drums |
| Hayton, Lennie [Leonard George] (b. 1908 d. 1971) | music director, piano |
| Heath, Percy (b. 1923) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Henderson, Joe [Joseph A.] (b. 1937) | orchestra, piano |
| Henderson, Skitch [Lyle Cedric] (b. 1918) | piano, bandleader |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hibbler, Al [Albert] (b. 1915 a. 1943-1951) | singer, vocals |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hinton, Milt [Milton John] (b. 1910) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Hodges, Johnny (b. 1906 d. 1970 a. 1937-1951) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Holiday, Billie (b. 1915 d. 1959) | musicisti, singer |
| Horne, Lena (b. 1917 a. 1943) | cast, singer |
| Hubbard, Freddie [Frederick Dewayne] (b. 1938) | trumpet, flugel horn |
| Jackson, Milt [Milton] (b. 1923) | vibraphone |
| Jacquet, Illinois [Jean Baptiste] (b. 1922 a. 1941) | tenor saxophone |
| Johnson, Howard (b. 1887 d. 1941) | lyricist |
| Johnson, J.J. (b. 1924 a. 1988) | jazz trombone, trombone |
| Jones, Elvin (Ray) (b. 1927) | drummer, drums |
| Jones, Hank (b. 1918) | piano |
| Jones, Jo (b. 1911 d. 1985) | director, drummer |
| Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) | arranger, composer |
| Jones, Thad (b. 1923 d. 1986) | cornet, trumpet |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| King, B.B. (b. 1925) | blues singer, guitar |
| Krupa, Gene [Eugene Bertram] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | cast, composer |
| Lateef, Yusef (b. 1920) | flute, tenor saxophone |
| Lincoln, Abbey (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Mann, Herbie (b. 1930) | flute, tenor saxophone |
| 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 |
| Morgan, Lee (b. 1938 d. 1972) | bass (instrument), jazz trumpet |
| Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927) | arranger, baritone sax |
| Nelson, Oliver (Edward) (b. 1932 d. 1975) | composer, arranger |
| Newman, Joe [Joseph Dwight] (b. 1922 d. 1992) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| O'Day, Anita (b. 1919) | singer, vocals |
| Peterson, Oscar (Emmanuel) (b. 1925) | piano, pianoforte |
| Pettiford, Oscar (b. 1922 d. 1960) | bass (instrument), bass cello |
| Powell, Benny [Benjamin Gordon] (b. 1930) | trombone |
| Powell, Bud [Earl Rudolf] (b. 1924 d. 1966) | bop pianist, piano |
| Prysock, Arthur (b. 1929) | jazz singer, vocals |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Roach, Max [Maxwell Lemuel] (b. 1925) | bass, drfl~ |
| Rollins, Sonny (b. 1930) | tenor saxophone |
| Rowles, Jimmie (b. 1918) | piano, vocals |
| Rushing, Jimmy [James Andrew] (b. 1903 d. 1972) | blues singer, vocals |
| Russell, Pee Wee (b. 1906 d. 1969) | cl, clarinet |
| Sanders, Pharoah [Farrell] (b. 1940) | tenor saxophone |
| Scott, Shirley (b. 1934) | organ, violin |
| Severinsen, Doc [Carl Hilding] (b. 1927) | music director, trumpet |
| Shavers, Charlie [Charles James] (b. 1917 d. 1971) | tromba, trumpet |
| Shaw, Arvell (b. 1923) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919) | piano, piano-accordeon |
| Shepp, Archie (Vernon) (b. 1937) | sax, tenor sax |
| Silver, Horace (b. 1928) | jazz piano, piano |
| Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985) | soprano sax, tenor sax |
| Sinatra, Frank [Francis Albert] (b. 1915) | cast, singer |
| Singleton, Zutty [Arthur James] (b. 1898 d. 1975) | drummer, drums |
| Stitt, Sonny [Edward] (b. 1924 d. 1982) | alto sax, baritone sax |
| Strayhorn, Billy [William] (b. 1915 d. 1967) | composer, lyricist |
| Szabo, Gabor (b. 1936 d. 1982) | guitar, composer |
| Taylor, Cecil (Percival) (b. 1933) | piano, composer |
| Terry, Clark [Mumbles] (b. 1920) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Torme, Mel (b. 1925) | composer, lyricist |
| 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 |
| Whiteman, Paul (b. 1890 d. 1967) | bandleader, cast |
| Williams, Cootie [Charles Melvin] (b. 1910 d. 1985) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Williams, Joe (b. 1918) | banjo, bass (instrument) |
| Williams, Mary Lou (b. 1910 d. 1981) | arranger, cast |
| Wilson, Nancy (Sue) (b. 1937) | singer, violin |
| Wilson, Teddy [Theodore Shore] (b. 1912 d. 1986) | cast, piano |
| Young, Lester (Willis) (b. 1909 d. 1959) | cornet, guitar |