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Influential Jazz Musicians
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Louis Armstrong
Trumpet, pivotal in turning jazz into a soloist's art
Duke Ellington
Piano, leading figure in the development of big band jazz
John Coltrane
Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, helped pioneer the use of modal harmony
Charlie Parker
Alto Saxophone, pioneer of the bebop style of jazz
Miles Davis
Trumpet, central figure in the cool jazz movement
Thelonious Monk
Piano, a leading figure in the bebop movement
Chet Baker
Trumpet and Voice, known for his lyricism and 'cool' style of jazz
Wes Montgomery
Guitar, known for his distinctive thumb picking technique
Ornette Coleman
Alto Saxophone, founder of the 'Free Jazz' movement
Clifford Brown
Trumpet, had a profound influence on later trumpet players
Billie Holiday
Voice, important influence on jazz singing and pop music
McCoy Tyner
Piano, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and his powerful left hand
Herbie Hancock
Piano, known for his innovations in jazz fusion and his use of synthesizers
Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet, a key figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz
Art Blakey
Drums, led the hard bop group known as The Jazz Messengers
Coleman Hawkins
Tenor Saxophone, played a prominent role in the development of jazz saxophone
Sonny Rollins
Tenor Saxophone, a giant of the modern tenor saxophone
Sarah Vaughan
Voice, known for her complex bebop-oriented singing
Dave Brubeck
Piano, known for his use of unusual time signatures in jazz
Bill Evans
Piano, key figure in the development of modern jazz piano
Lester Young
Tenor Saxophone, played in a smooth, cool-toned and relaxed style
Ella Fitzgerald
Voice, noted for her purity of tone and improvisational ability
Charles Mingus
Double Bass, known for his creativity in blending collective improvisation with written music
Max Roach
Drums, pioneer of bebop drumming
Stan Getz
Tenor Saxophone, known for his smooth sound and bossa nova collaborations
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