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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Fred Guy (guitar), Duke Ellington (piano), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Harry Carney (alto saxophone), Jimmie Blanton (bass), Harry Carney (clarinet), Sonny Greer (drums), Herb Jeffries (vocal), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Johnny Hodges (clarinet), Wallace Jones (trumpet), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Rex Stewart (cornet), Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Joe Nanton (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone), Ivie Anderson (vocal), Johnny Hodges (soprano saxophone), Rex Stewart (trumpet), Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Ray Nance (trumpet), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Ray Nance (violin), Duke Ellington (celeste), Ray Nance (vocal), Alvin "Junior" Raglin (bass), Alvin Raglin (bass), Billy Strayhorn (celeste), Duke Ellington (probably) (piano), Chauncey Haughton (tenor saxophone), Chauncey Haughton (clarinet)

Joe Henderson, Christian McBride (double bass)

Ray Brown Trio, Gene Harris (piano), Gerryck King (drums)

Duke Ellington, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Ben Webster, Teddy Wilson, Harry Carney

The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Gerry Wiggins (piano), Louie Bellson (drums), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone) Mercer Ellington

Ray Brown Trio, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone), George Duke (piano), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Herb Ellis (guitar), Jake Hanna (drums), Gene Harris (piano), Jeff Hamilton (drums), Mickey Roker (drums), Monty Alexander (piano), Ralph Moore (tenor saxophone), Ray Brown (bass guitar), Hank Jones (piano), Jimmie Smith (drums), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Gerryck King (drums)

Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Max Roach Quintet, George Morrow (double bass), Harold Land (saxophone), Richie Powell (piano)

Michel Petrucciani (piano)

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Arthur Rollini (tenor saxophone), George Koenig (alto saxophone), Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone), Babe Russin (tenor saxophone), Jess Stacy (piano), Gene Krupa (drums), Harry Goodman (bass), Allan Reuss (guitar), Vernon Brown (trombone), Gordon Griffin (trumpet), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Harry James (trumpet), Red Ballard (trombone), Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Tex Beneke (tenor saxophone), Hal Tennyson (baritone saxophone), Hal Tennyson (alto saxophone), Al Klink (tenor saxophone), Chummy MacGregor (piano), Maurice "Mo" Purtill (drums), Rolly Bundock (bass), Richard Fisher (guitar), Wilbur Schwartz (alto saxophone), Paul Tanner (trombone), Glenn Miller (trombone), Clyde Hurley (trumpet), Al Mastren (trombone), Dale McMickle (trumpet), Leigh F. Knowles, Jr. (trumpet), Hal McIntyre (alto saxophone), Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Joseph Goodman (violin), Milton Thomas (viola), Ruth Rubenstein Goodman (violin), Peter Dimitriades (violin), Bernard Tinterow (violin), David Uchitel (viola), Manny Fiddler (violin), Fred Camelia (cello), Buddy Rich (drums), Sid Block (bass), Bob Bain (guitar), Reba Robinson (harp), Milt Golden (piano), Leonard Atkins (violin), Joe Park (tuba), Roger Ellick (trumpet), Nelson Riddle (trombone), Dale Pierce (trumpet), Vito Mangano (trumpet), George Seaberg (trumpet), Walt Benson (trombone), Tex Satterwhite (trombone), Bruce Branson (baritone saxophone), Gale Curtis (alto saxophone), Sid Cooper (alto saxophone), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Alex Beller (violin), Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra, James Lamare (tenor saxophone), James Lamare (baritone saxophone), Don McCook (clarinet), Bill Miller (piano), Kurt Bloom (tenor saxophone), Bus Etri (guitar), Ray Michaels (drums), Phil Stevens (bass), Don McCook (alto saxophone), Bill Robertson (trombone), Charlie Barnet (soprano saxophone), Charlie Barnet (band leader), Charlie Barnet (alto saxophone), Charlie Barnet (tenor saxophone), Johnny Owens (trumpet), Don Ruppersberg (trombone), Ben Hall (trombone), Billy May (trumpet), Bobby Burnet (trumpet), Gene Kinsey (alto saxophone), Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Glen Gray & His Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (trombone), Ray Nance (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Juan Tizol (trombone), Sonny Greer (drums), Jimmy Blanton (bass), Fred Guy (guitar), Wardell Jones (trumpet), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone), Harry Carney (alto saxophone), Rex Stewart (cornet), Bunny Berigan (trumpet), Tommy Dorsey (band leader), Jack Leonard (vocal), Clyde Rounds (alto saxophone), Fred Stulce (alto saxophone), Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone), Gene Traxler (bass), Dave Tough (drums), Joe Dixon (clarinet), Carmen Mastren (guitar), Dick Jones (piano), Les Jenkins (trombone), Jimmy Welch (trumpet), Joe Bauer (trumpet), E.W."Red" Bone (trombone), Bob Cusumas (trumpet), Joe Dixon (alto saxophone), Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Bennie Payne (vocal), Cab Calloway (vocal), Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra, Ruth Bradley (vocal), Duke Ellington (piano), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Wallace Jones (trumpet), Rex Stuart (cornet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Deane Kincaide (tenor saxophone), Skeets Herfurt (tenor saxophone), Howard Smith (piano), Maurice Purtill (drums), Johnny Mince (clarinet), Charles Spivak (trumpet), Yank Lawson (trumpet), Moe Zudekoff (trombone), Lee Castaldo (trumpet), Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra, Jimmy Lamare (alto saxophone), Skippy Martin (clarinet), Cliff Leeman (drums), Phil Stephens (bass), Spud Murphy (trombone), Charlie Barnet (saxophone), Lyman Vunk (trumpet), S. D. "Red" Ballard (trombone), Murray McEachern (trombone), Vido Musso (tenor saxophone)

Jon Hendricks, Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Count Basie Orchestra (orchestra/member), Romero Lubambo (guitar), Clifford Barbaro (drums), Larry Goldings (piano), George Mraz (upright bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Jerome Richardson Sextet (alto saxophone), Tyler Mitchell (upright bass), Britt Woodman (trombone), Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Joe Temperley (baritone saxophone), Rufus Reid (upright bass), Al Grey (trombone), Margaret Ross (harp), George Mraz (strings), Jimmy Cobb (percussion), Jerome Richardson (alto saxophone), Duffy Jackson (drums)

Charles Mingus Sextet, Eric Dolphy (flute), Danny Richmond (drums), Jaki Byard (piano), Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet), Charles Mingus (bass), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone)

Kenny Burrell (guitar), Stanley Gilbert (bass), Jimmie Smith (drums), Jimmy Jones (piano), Jerome Richardson (saxophone), Snooky Young (trumpet), Ernie Andrews

Anaïs Reno, Emmet Cohen (piano), Russell Hall, Kyle Poole, Tivon Pennicott (saxophone), Juliet Kurtzman

Shelly Manne (drum), Coleman Hawkins (tenorsaxophone), Hank Jones (piano), George Duvivier (bass), Eddie Costa (vibraphone, piano)

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Stuff Smith (violin), Paul Smith (piano), Ben Webster (saxophone), Alvin Stoller (drums), Barney Kessel (guitar), Joe Mondragon (double bass), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Herb Ellis (guitar)

Duke Ellington & Count Basie, Duke Ellington (piano), Count Basie (piano), Lennie Johnson (trumpet), Louis Blackburn (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Snooky Young (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet), Eddie Mullens (trumpet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Sonny Cohn (trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Bennie Powell (trombone), Fats Ford (trumpet), Cat Anderson (trumpet), Sonny Payne (drums), Sam Woodyard (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Ray Nance (trumpet), Ray Nance (violin), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Eddie Jones (bass), Harry Carney (bass), Aaron Bell (bass), Willie Cook (trumpet), Lonnie Johnson (trumpet), Benny Powell (trombone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Marshall Royal (alto saxophone), Frank Wess (flute), Frank Wess (tenor saxophone), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Butter Jackson (trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Willie Cook (piano), Cat Anderson (piano), Fats Ford (piano), Eddie Mullens (piano)

Stuff Smith, Paul Smith (piano), Red Mitchell (doublebass), Sid Bulkin (drumkit), Shirley Horn (piano), Lewis Powers (doublebass), Harry Saunders (drumkit)

Stan Kenton (piano), Red Dorris (vocal) and more

Duke Ellington

Swing and Dixie

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (piano), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Wendell Marshall (bass), Joe Shulman (bass), Jo Jones (drum), Oscar Pettiford (cello), Lloyd Trotman (bass), Billy Strayhorn (celesta)

Stuff Smith, Sid Bulkin (drums), Paul Smith (piano), Red Mitchell (double bass), Harry Saunders (drums), Shirley Horn (piano), Lewis Powers (double bass)

Johnny Hodges

Kosvanec Quartet

Swing Dance Orchestra, Andrej Hermlin & His Swing Dance Orchestra

Leo Mathisen

Jimmy Scott, Eddie Jefferson

Dee Williams Sextette, Dexter Gordon Quintet, James Von Streeter, Johnny Otis, Johnny Otis Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing, Ike Carpenter Orchestra, Charlie Parker Septet, Joe Turner, The Robins, Mel Walker

Oscar Peterson (piano), Harry Carney (saxophone)

King Cole Quartet, Dexter Gordon Quintet, Ben Pollack Orchestra, Kay Starr, Johnny Otis & His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing, Slim Gaillard Quartet, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Parker Septet, Numa Lee Davis, Russell Jacquet & His Yellow Jackets, Joe Turner, Charlie Parker's New Stars, Roy Porter & His Orchestra, Mary Ann McCall, Phil Moore Orchestra, Erroll Garner Trio, Lester Young Sextet, Dee Williams Sextette, Harold Land, James Von Streeter, Ike Carpenter Orchestra, Little Esther & The Robins, Big Jay McNeely, Linda Hopkins, The Robins, Helen Humes, Marshall Royal & His Orchestra, Little Esther, Lee Graves, Mel Walker, Red Norvo Trio, Hampton Hawes Trio

Claude Williams (leadvocalist)

The Jumping Notes Dixieland-Band

Cincinnati Pops Big Band Orchestra, Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone), Eddie Daniels (clarinet), Doc Severinsen (trumpet), Ray Brown (upright bass), Dave Brubeck (piano), Buddy Morrow (trombone), Stephen Schmidt (piano), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), Vincent DiMartino (trumpet), Cab Calloway (vocals), Erich Kunzel

Ran Blake

Ray Bryant (piano)

Ray Bryant (piano)

Jörg Krückel, Joris Teepe, Walter Gauchel, Christoph Leicher Quartet

Gary Smith

La Creciente Big Band

Susana Mühlmann (leadvocalist)

Jon Faddis, Oscar Peterson

Dinah Washington

Arnaud Labastie, Patrick Quillart, Jean Duverdier

Mel Torme (vocals), Al Pellegrini & Trio, Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, The Mel-Tones, Sonny Burke & his Orchestra, Page Cavanaugh & his Quartet, Hal Mooney & His Orchestra, Pete Rugolo & his Orchestra, Frank DeVol & his Orchestra, Dave Barbour & His Orchestra, The Mellomen, George Cates & his Orchestra, Al Pellegrini & his Orchestra, Marty Paich & his Dek-tette, Marty Paich & his Orchestra, Billy May & His Orchestra, Russ Garcia & his Orchestra, Johnny Mandel & his Orchestra, Wally Stott & His Orchestra, Claus Ogerman & his Orchestra

Billy Strayhorn, Michel Goudret (leadvocalist), Duke Ellington (leadvocalist), Lawrence Brown (leadvocalist), Junior Raglin (leadvocalist), Al Sears (leadvocalist), Claude Jones (leadvocalist), Harry Carney (leadvocalist), Marie Ellington (leadvocalist), Johnny Hodges (leadvocalist), Rex Stewart (leadvocalist), Ernie Shepard (leadvocalist)

Jackie Gleason, Toots Mondello (alto saxophone)

George Benson (electric guitar), Phil Bodner (flute), John Frosk (trumpet), Phil Bodner (english horn), Phil Bodner (clarinet), Ray Beckenstein (flute), Alan Rubin (trumpet), Joe Shepley (trumpet), Garnett Brown (trombone), Wayne Andre (trombone), Jim Buffington (french horn), Brooks Tillotson (french horn), Ray Beckenstein (english horn), Ray Beckenstein (clarinet), Steve Gadd (drums), Kenny Barron (piano), Phil Upchurch (guitar), Alan Schulman (celeste), Ron Carter (bass), Charles McCracken (cello), Paul Tobias (cello), Jesse Levy (cello), Frank Levy (cello), Seymour Barab (cello), Margaret Ross (harp), George Marge (flute), George Marge (english horn), George Marge (clarinet), Warren Covington (trombone), Alan Shulman (cello)

Jazzika, Jindřich Zíka (instrumentalist, uillean pipes, leadvocalist, percussion), Radim Sládek (instrumentalist, piano), Jiří Výborný (instrumentalist, bass guitar, double bass, guitar), Marian Jungwirth (instrumentalist, drum kit)

Al Jarreau (vocals), NDR Bigband (band), Wolfgang Haffner (drums), Ingolf Burkhardt (trumpet, flugelhorn), Fiete Felsch (alto saxophone, flute), Christof Lauer (tenor saxophone), Tini Thomsen (baritone saxophone), Frank Delle (tenor saxophone), Peter Tiehuis (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Christian Diener (bass), Dan Gottshall (trombone), Günter Bollman (trombone), Stefan Lottermann (trombone), Hans Vroomans (piano), Jörg Achim Keller

The Chris McDonald Orchestra

Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians, Otto Hardwick (clarinet), Harry Carney (clarinet), Fred Guy (banjo), Sonny Greer (drums), Bass Edwards (tuba), Rudy Jackson (clarinet), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (trombone), Duke Ellington (piano), Bubber Miley (trumpet), Louis Metcalf (trumpet), Jabbo Smith (trumpet), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Otto Hardwick (tenor saxophone), Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Wellman Braud (bass), Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges (soprano saxophone), Johnny Hodges (clarinet), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Arthur Whetsol (trumpet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Baby Cox (vocal), Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Mills' Ten Black Berries, Barney Bigard (woodwinds), Harry Carney (woodwinds), Johnny Hodges (woodwinds), Freddy Jenkins (trumpet), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers, Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Lawrence Brown (trombone), Ivie Anderson (vocal), Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone), Fred Guy (guitar), Rex Stewart (cornet), Fred Avendorf (drums), Hayes Alvis (bass), Rex Stewart & His 52nd St. Stompers, Brick Fleagle (guitar), Jack Maisel (drums), Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, Wallace Jones (trumpet), Billy Taylor (bass), Cootie Williams & his Rug Cutters, Harry Carney (baritone), Harry Carney (alto saxophone), Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians, Rudy Jackson (alto saxophone), Johnny Hodges & his Orchestra, Jimmy Blanton (bass), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Jimmie Blanton (bass), Rex Stuart (cornet), Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Ray Nance (trumpet), Rex Stewart (trumpet), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Russell Procope (clarinet), John Lamb (bass), Sam Woodyard (drums), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Buster Cooper (trombone), Bud Brisbois (trumpet), William "Cat" Anderson (trumpet), Herbie Jones (trumpet), Mercer Ellington (trumpet), Chuck Conners (trombone), Cat Anderson (trumpet), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Willie Cook (trumpet), Britt Woodman (trombone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Butch Ballard (drums), Wendell Marshall (bass), Rick Henderson (alto saxophone), Hilton Jefferson (alto saxophone), Louis Bellson (drums), Harold Baker (trumpet), John Sanders (trombone), Ray Nance (violin), Jimmy Woode (bass), Bill Graham (alto saxophone), John Cook (trumpet), Ray Nance (cornet), Aaron Bell (bass), Booty Wood (trombone), Eddie Mullins (trumpet), Andres Meringuito (trumpet), Russell Procope (whistles), Harry Carney (bass clarinet), Juan Tizol (tambourine)

Ella Fitzgerald, Wilfred Middlebrooks (double bass), Lou Levy (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Gus Johnson (drums), Stan Levey (drums), Paul Smith (piano)

Marian McPartland & Friends

Marty Paich & His Orchestra, Anita O'Day (vocalist), Marty Paich (piano), Bud Shank (altosaxophone), Lennie Niehaus (altosaxophone), Jack Dulong (baritonesaxophone), Red Kelly (doublebass), Mel Lewis (drumkit), Bill Perkins (tenorsaxophone), Richie Kamuca (tenorsaxophone), Jules Chaiken (trumpet), Lee Katzman (trumpet), Phil Gilbert (trumpet), Sam Noto (trumpet), Kent Larsen (trombone), Kenny Shroyer (trombone), Jim Amlotte (trombone), Russ Garcia and His Orchestra (chamberorchestra)

Brecan Bland (vocals), Dave Douglas (trumpet) Columbia College Jazz Ensemble, J. Richard Dunscomb

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums), Paul Desmond (alto saxophone), Dave Brubeck (piano)

Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians, Otto Hardwick (clarinet), Harry Carney (clarinet), Fred Guy (banjo), Sonny Greer (drums), Bass Edwards (tuba), Rudy Jackson (clarinet), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (trombone), Duke Ellington (piano), Bubber Miley (trumpet), Louis Metcalf (trumpet), Jabbo Smith (trumpet), The Washingtonians, Barney Bigard (clarinet), Otto Hardwick (tenor saxophone), Wellman Braud (bass), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Arthur Whetsol (trumpet), Baby Cox (vocal), Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers, Rudy Jackson (woodwinds), Otto Hardwick (woodwinds), The Jungle Band, Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Freddie Jenkins (trumpet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Joe Nanton (trombone), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Sonny Greer (banjo), Ivie Anderson (vocal), Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone), Johnny Hodges (soprano saxophone), Johnny Hodges (clarinet), Freddie Guy (guitar), Harry Carney (alto saxophone), Rex Stewart (trumpet), Billy Taylor (bass), Rex Stewart & His Fifty-Second Street Stompers, Hayes Alvis (bass), Rex Stewart (cornet), Brick Fleagle (guitar), Jack Maisel (drums), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Wallace Jones (trombone), Fred Guy (guitar), Jimmy Blanton (bass), Wallace Jones (trumpet), Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, William "Cat" Anderson (trumpet), Willie Cook (trumpet), Ray Nance (trumpet), Britt Woodman (trombone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Butch Ballard (drums), Wendell Marshall (bass), Rick Henderson (alto saxophone), Russell Procope (clarinet), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), John Cook (trumpet), John Sanders (trombone), William Anderson (trumpet), Sam Woodyard (drums), Russell Proscope (clarinet), Russell Proscope (alto saxophone), Harold Baker (trumpet), Bill Graham (alto saxophone), Jimmy Woode (bass), Mahalia Jackson (vocal), Ray Nance (violin), Sammy Woodyard (drums), Ray Nance (cornet)