Arts and Music
Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame
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Albert Ayler (born 1936)
American jazz musician.
- Alto sax player and composer associated with bop and free jazz
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Art Tatum (born 1910, died 1956)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist noted for his original technique
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Ben Webster (born 1909, died 1973)
American jazz musician.
- Tenor sax player
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Benny Carter (born 1907)
American jazz musician, composer and bandleader.
- Alto sax player, trumpter and clarinetist
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Bill Evans (born 1929, died 1980)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and composer
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Leon ''Bix'' Beiderbecke (born 1903, died 1931)
American jazz musician.
- Coronet player and composer known for his unique phrasing, clear tone, and unorthodox harmonies
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Cecil Taylor (born 1933)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and composer
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Charlie Christian (born 1919, died 1942)
American musician.
- One of the first guitarists to use electrical amplification
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Chet Baker (born 1929, died 1988)
American jazz musician.
- Trumpeter
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Clifford Brown (born 1930, died 1956)
American jazz musician.
- Trumpeter
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Coleman Hawkins (born 1904, died 1969)
American jazz musician.
- Tenor sax player; recorded ''''Body and Soul''''
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Django Reinhardt (born 1910, died 1953)
Belgian musican.
- Swing guitarist
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Earl ''Fatha'' Hines (born 1905, died 1983)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and songwriter who played with Louis Armstrong
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Edward Joseph Blackwell (born 1929, died 1992)
American jazz musician.
- Drummer who contributed to the development of free jazz
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Thomas ''Fats'' Waller (born 1904, died 1943)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist, singer and composer; wrote ''''Ain''t Misbehavin'' ''''
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Theodore ''Fats'' Navarro (born 1923, died 1950)
American jazz musician.
- Trumpeter
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Fletcher Henderson (born 1897, died 1952)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist, composer and bandleader
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Frank Zappa (born 1940, died 1993)
American musician.
- Guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer whose work blended jazz, rock and classical influences
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Gil Evans (born 1912, died 1988)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and composer
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Jack Teagarden (born 1905, died 1964)
American jazz musician.
- Trombonist, singer and bandleader
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James P. Johnson (born 1891, died 1955)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and songwriter
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Ferdinand ''Jelly Roll'' Morton (born 1885, died 1941)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and composer known for his stomps and rags
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John Carter
- A member of the Jazz Hall of Fame
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Johnny Hodges (born 1906, died 1970)
American jazz musician.
- Alto sax player
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Johnny Dodds (born 1892, died 1940)
American jazz musician.
- Clarinetist
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Julius Hemphill
American jazz musician.
- Member of the Jazz Hall Of Fame
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Kenny Clarke (born 1914, died 1985)
American jazz musician.
- Drummer
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Joseph ''King'' Oliver (born 1885, died 1938)
American jazz musician.
- Cornetist and band leader
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Lennie Tristano (born 1919, died 1978)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist known for his improvisations
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Max Roach (born 1924)
American jazz musician.
- Bop drummer
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Charles ''Pee Wee'' Russell (born 1906, died 1969)
American jazz musician.
- Clarinetist
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American jazz musician.
- Known for playing several horns simultaneously
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Roy Eldridge (born 1911, died 1989)
American jazz musician.
- Trumpeter and drummer
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Sidney Bechet (born 1897, died 1959)
American jazz musician.
- Soprano sax player and bandleader
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Sun Ra (born 1915, died 1993)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist, composer and bandleader known for his ''''space jazz''''
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Teddy Wilson (born 1912, died 1986)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist
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Thad Jones (born 1923, died 1986)
American jazz musician.
- Drummer, trumpeter and cornetist
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John Haley ''Zoot'' Sims (born 1925, died 1985)
American jazz musician.
- Tenor and alto sax player and clarinetist; recorded ''''Blues and Haikus'''' with Jack Kerouac
Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame
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Bessie Smith (born 1894, died 1937)
American blues singer and songwriter.
- Recorded ''''St. Louis Blues'''' and ''''Downhearted Blues''''
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Mary Lou Williams (born 1910, died 1981)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and composer
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