Inside the big bands
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| Barnet, Charlie [Charles Daly] (b. 1913 d. 1991 a. 1936-1948) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Berigan, Bunny [Roland Bernard] (b. 1908 d. 1942) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Bradley, Will (b. 1912 a. 1940-1944) | trombone, arranger |
| Brown, Les [Lester Raymond] (b. 1912 d. 1981) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Byrne, Bobby [Robert] (b. 1918 a. 1940-1941) | trombone, bandleader |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Carle, Frankie (b. 1903) | piano, arranger |
| Carter, Benny (b. 1907) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Chester, Bob (b. 1908 a. 1940) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Clinton, Larry (b. 1909 d. 1985) | arranger, trombone |
| Crosby, Bob [George Robert] (b. 1913 d. 1993) | composer, leader |
| Cugat, Xavier (b. 1900 d. 1990 a. 1935-1949) | orchestra, violin |
| De Lange, Eddie [Edgar] (b. 1904 d. 1949) | bandleader |
| Dorsey, Jimmy [James Francis] (b. 1904 d. 1957) | cast, clarinet |
| Dorsey, Tommy [Thomas] (b. 1905 d. 1956) | cast, composer |
| Duchin, Eddy (b. 1910 d. 1951) | cast, piano stylist |
| Dunham, Sonny [Elmer Lewis] (b. 1914) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Eckstine, Billy (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Fields, Shep (b. 1910 d. 1981) | bandleader, vocals |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Hall, George (b. 1894) | bandleader, baritone sax |
| Hallet, Mal (b. 1893 d. 1952) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Heidt, Horace (b. 1901 d. 1986) | piano, vocals |
| Henderson, Fletcher [James Fletcher] (b. 1898 d. 1952) | arranger, bandleader |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hudson, Will (b. 1908 d. 1981) | arranger, composer |
| Hutton, Ina Ray (b. 1916 d. 1984) | cast, piano |
| James, Harry Haag (b. 1916 d. 1983) | composer, flute |
| Jones, Isham (b. 1894 d. 1956) | composer, lyricist |
| Jurgens, Dick Henry (b. 1910) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Kaye, Sammy (b. 1910 d. 1987) | danceband leader, orchestra |
| 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 |
| Lombardo, Guy [Gaetano Alberto] (b. 1902 d. 1977) | bandleader, director |
| Long, Johnny (b. 1914 d. 1972) | violin, bandleader |
| Lunceford, Jimmy [James Melvin] (b. 1902 d. 1947) | arranger, bandleader |
| Martin, Freddy (b. 1906 d. 1983) | alto sax, bandleader |
| McIntyre, Hal [Harold W.] (b. 1914 d. 1959 a. 1942-1946) | bandleader, alto sax |
| McKinley, Ray [Raymond Frederick] (b. 1910 a. 1943-1943) | drummer, drums |
| Miller, Glen [Alton Glen] (b. 1904 d. 1944) | accordion, bandleader |
| Monroe, Vaughn (Wilton) (b. 1911 d. 1973) | trombone, trumpet |
| Morgan, Russ (b. 1904 d. 1969) | composer, trombone |
| Nelson, Ozzie [Oswald George] (b. 1906 d. 1975) | bandleader, s [=?] |
| 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 |
| Pastor, Tony (b. 1907 d. 1969) | bandleader, tenor sax |
| Powell, Teddy [Theodore] (b. 1901) | arranger, bandleader |
| Raeburn, Boyd [Boyde Albert] (b. 1913 d. 1966) | bandleader, bass sax |
| Rey, Alvino (b. 1911) | conductor, electric guitar |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Savitt, Jan (b. 1913 d. 1948) | arranger, bandleader |
| Scott, Raymond (b. 1910) | bandleader, composer |
| Shaw, Artie (b. 1910) | clarinet, conductor |
| Spivak, Charlie [Charles] (b. 1907 d. 1982) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Teagarden, Jack [Weldon Leo] (b. 1905) | cast, trombone |
| Thornhill, Claude (b. 1909 d. 1965) | bandleader, piano |
| Webb, Chick [William Henry] (b. 1902 d. 1939) | composer, drummer |
| Weems, Ted (b. 1901 d. 1963) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Welk, Lawrence (b. 1903 d. 1992) | composer, conductor |
| Whiteman, Paul (b. 1890 d. 1967) | bandleader, cast |