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Influential Jazz Musicians

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Louis Armstrong

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Trumpet, pivotal in turning jazz into a soloist's art

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Duke Ellington

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Piano, leading figure in the development of big band jazz

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John Coltrane

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Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, helped pioneer the use of modal harmony

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Charlie Parker

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Alto Saxophone, pioneer of the bebop style of jazz

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Miles Davis

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Trumpet, central figure in the cool jazz movement

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Thelonious Monk

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Piano, a leading figure in the bebop movement

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Chet Baker

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Trumpet and Voice, known for his lyricism and 'cool' style of jazz

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Wes Montgomery

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Guitar, known for his distinctive thumb picking technique

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Ornette Coleman

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Alto Saxophone, founder of the 'Free Jazz' movement

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Clifford Brown

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Trumpet, had a profound influence on later trumpet players

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Billie Holiday

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Voice, important influence on jazz singing and pop music

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McCoy Tyner

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Piano, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and his powerful left hand

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Herbie Hancock

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Piano, known for his innovations in jazz fusion and his use of synthesizers

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Dizzy Gillespie

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Trumpet, a key figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz

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Art Blakey

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Drums, led the hard bop group known as The Jazz Messengers

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Coleman Hawkins

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Tenor Saxophone, played a prominent role in the development of jazz saxophone

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Sonny Rollins

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Tenor Saxophone, a giant of the modern tenor saxophone

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Sarah Vaughan

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Voice, known for her complex bebop-oriented singing

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Dave Brubeck

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Piano, known for his use of unusual time signatures in jazz

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Bill Evans

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Piano, key figure in the development of modern jazz piano

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Lester Young

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Tenor Saxophone, played in a smooth, cool-toned and relaxed style

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Ella Fitzgerald

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Voice, noted for her purity of tone and improvisational ability

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Charles Mingus

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Double Bass, known for his creativity in blending collective improvisation with written music

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Max Roach

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Drums, pioneer of bebop drumming

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Stan Getz

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Tenor Saxophone, known for his smooth sound and bossa nova collaborations

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