Artists

Composers, lyricists, arrangers, musicians and groups connected with the songs in Manouke.

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American composer and songwriter active in popular music and Tin Pan Alley.
Al Jolson
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Lithuanian-born American singer, actor and entertainer, one of the major popular performers of the early 20th century.
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French double bassist who performed with Django Reinhardt during the guitarist's 1950 Rome sessions.
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French guitarist and composer, born André Petitjean and known professionally as André Dedjean. He is associated with the gypsy-jazz repertoire and is credited with Swing Gitan, originally known as Stéphane Stomp.
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French lyricist and songwriter (1918–2006), known for numerous French popular songs and collaborations including Si tu savais.
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Argentine guitarist, singer and composer associated with tango and popular song.
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French Romani jazz guitarist associated with the modern gypsy-jazz tradition.
Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist and arranger, and one of the key figures in the development of bossa nova.
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English composer of light music and popular waltzes, including Songe d'automne (Dream of Autumn).
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American drummer, bandleader and composer associated with early West Coast dance bands.
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Composer of the 1922 jazz standard Runnin' Wild.
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American bandleader, violinist and songwriter, co-writer of Sweet Georgia Brown.
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American bandleader, violinist and record producer active in popular music and early jazz.
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Canadian composer and guitarist, known internationally for the music of The Triplets of Belleville.
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German playwright, poet and lyricist whose collaborations with composer Kurt Weill include The Threepenny Opera.
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French Sinti jazz guitarist known for combining the Django Reinhardt tradition with modern jazz and fusion.
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American pianist and composer, best known for the 1918 novelty song Ja-Da.
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American lyricist and songwriter whose work includes popular and jazz standards.
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Canadian-American singer, composer and saxophonist, and a member of Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians.
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American jazz pianist, composer, vocalist, bandleader and music publisher.
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American composer and songwriter known for Broadway musicals and standards including Night and Day and I Get a Kick Out of You.
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American songwriter credited as a co-writer of the 1925 song Bye Bye Blues, with Fred Hamm, Bert Lown and Chauncey Gray.
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Songwriter and dance-band musician, co-writer of the 1922 song China Boy.
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Italian composer and songwriter whose melody Tornerai became widely known in French as J'attendrai.
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Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer, co-founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France and a central figure in gypsy jazz.
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French guitarist, violinist and composer associated with gypsy jazz and the composition Bossa Dorado.
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American lyricist and librettist whose songs include many standards from Broadway and popular music.
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American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader whose orchestra was one of the central ensembles in jazz history.
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American jazz pianist and bandleader, one of the major pianists of early jazz and swing.
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American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger, influential in the development of amplified jazz guitar.
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American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger.
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American lyricist whose songs include Body and Soul and When I Fall in Love.
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French accordionist and composer associated with musette, best known for the waltz Mon amant de Saint-Jean.
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Lyricist credited on the 1927 song Under the Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo).
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Belgian Sinti jazz guitarist, a leading European interpreter of the Django Reinhardt tradition.
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American jazz pianist, organist, singer and composer, a major figure in stride piano.
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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and arranger who worked in both the United States and Europe.
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Composer credited with the melody associated with Dark Eyes, derived from his Valse Hommage.
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American pianist, composer and bandleader associated with ragtime and early jazz.
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Songwriter and lyricist credited on the 1927 song Under the Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo).
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Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic era, known for his virtuoso piano works and symphonic compositions.
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American bandleader, saxophonist and songwriter associated with early jazz and popular dance music.
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American composer and pianist whose works bridge concert music, Broadway and jazz-influenced popular song.
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French singer-songwriter and poet whose songs are central to the French chanson tradition.
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Danish-born French singer-songwriter, best known for the chanson Pigalle.
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American composer and songwriter, co-writer of the jazz standard All of Me.
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Argentine guitarist and composer whose music combines gypsy jazz with influences from his native Argentina.
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American songwriter and pianist active in popular music and musical theatre.
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American composer and musical director active in Broadway musical theatre.
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American composer, songwriter and screenwriter, known for music written for stage and film.
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American composer and songwriter whose work includes many standards written for Hollywood films.
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English composer known for light orchestral music, songs and concert works.
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German-born American trumpeter and bandleader associated with Paul Whiteman and early dance-band jazz.
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American pianist, composer and bandleader, and a former pianist with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
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French singer-songwriter known for chanson, including songs such as La Mer.
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American songwriter and composer, co-writer with Clarence Williams of Baby Won't You Please Come Home.
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Brazilian singer-songwriter, composer, playwright and writer associated with MPB and samba.
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American lyricist, best known for his long songwriting partnership with his brother George Gershwin.
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American music publisher, lyricist and manager closely associated with Duke Ellington's career.
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Czech singer, songwriter, composer, banjo player and entertainer.
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American pianist and songwriter associated with jazz, blues and popular song.
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American pianist and songwriter active in early jazz and popular music.
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American lyricist and songwriter known for songs including Happy Days Are Here Again.
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Yiddish lyricist and songwriter, best known for writing the original Yiddish lyrics of Bei Mir Bistu Shein.
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American pianist and composer, an important figure in stride piano and early jazz.
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American composer and songwriter active in Tin Pan Alley and early popular music.
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Brazilian singer and composer associated with samba; several of his songs were later recorded by João Gilberto.
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French author, chansonnier and actor (1878–1940), who wrote songs and musical comedies, often in collaboration with his son, composer Pascal Bastia.
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French singer and lyricist, known as a member of Les Compagnons de la chanson and as a songwriter.
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French singer whose international career helped popularize French chanson and jazz-influenced popular song.
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American composer and trumpeter known for film and television scores.
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American composer and songwriter whose work includes numerous jazz and popular standards.
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American-born French singer who became one of the best-known performers of French popular song.
Joe Grey
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Lyricist and songwriter, co-writer of the 1922 jazz standard Runnin' Wild.
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American composer, songwriter and conductor, known for standards including Body and Soul.
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Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist whose work combines samba, funk, rock and other Brazilian styles.
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Russian-born American composer known for popular songs and film music.
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French musette composer and accordionist, associated with waltzes including Indifférence.
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Hungarian-born French composer known for film music and songs including the melody of Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves).
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French guitarist and the younger brother of Django Reinhardt, known especially as a rhythm guitarist in gypsy jazz.
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German Sinti rhythm guitarist and vocalist, known for work with the Gismo Graf Trio and gypsy-jazz ensembles.
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Puerto Rican jazz trombonist and composer, longtime member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and composer of Caravan.
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American composer and pianist, noted as one of the first women to compose a full Broadway musical score.
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American songwriter and lyricist, co-writer of Sweet Georgia Brown.
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German-born composer who worked in both European theatre and the United States, known for collaborations with Bertolt Brecht.
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Italian composer and pianist, also known as Stanislao Silesu, whose works include A Little Love, A Little Kiss.
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American violinist, vocalist and composer active in jazz, orchestral music and studio work.
Leo Wood
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American lyricist and songwriter, co-writer of Runnin' Wild.
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French lyricist and songwriter, best known for writing the lyrics of Mon amant de Saint-Jean.
French acoustic string group whose music combines gypsy jazz, swing and other contemporary influences.
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Canadian baritone, composer, lyricist and theatre performer.
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American songwriter and lyricist whose collaborators included Henry Busse and Henry Lange.
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French double bassist who was a founding member of the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
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Brazilian guitarist and composer, known for works including Manhã de Carnaval.
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Sinti jazz guitarist from the Reinhardt musical family, associated with the European gypsy-jazz tradition.
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American composer, songwriter and music publisher active during the Tin Pan Alley era.
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American lyricist whose songs include numerous Hollywood and popular standards.
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French composer and songwriter who collaborated with Georges Ulmer on several songs, including Si tu savais.
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British popular-music composer and songwriter, co-writer of South of the Border (Down Mexico Way).
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French composer, arranger, conductor and pianist known for film music, jazz and popular song.
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French jazz violinist, composer and bandleader active in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Italian composer and songwriter active in popular music.
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American composer and songwriter active in Tin Pan Alley and popular music.
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Russian-born American Yiddish actress, singer and songwriter, known for Yosl, Yosl.
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French Manouche jazz guitarist, singer and composer associated with the Paris gypsy-jazz scene.
Noel Gay
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English composer and songwriter known for musical theatre and popular songs including The Lambeth Walk.
American early-jazz ensemble whose 1917 recordings were among the first commercially released jazz records.
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Mexican composer, pianist and bandleader, best known for the bolero Sway (¿Quién será?).
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Italian singer-songwriter, composer and pianist whose work combines chanson, jazz and Italian popular music.
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French group blending chanson, jazz, swing and other popular-music influences.
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French composer and songwriter (1908–2007), born Pascal Simoni, known for operettas, songs and film music.
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American songwriter, best known as the composer of Mister Sandman.
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Pen name of James P. Warburg, an American lyricist who collaborated extensively with composer Kay Swift.
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French composer and songwriter who wrote extensively for chanson, film and popular music.
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American bandleader, violinist and conductor whose orchestra was a major popular-music ensemble of the 1920s.
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American pianist, songwriter, composer, arranger and conductor, and co-writer of China Boy.
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English composer and songwriter, best known in jazz repertoire for the music of Limehouse Blues.
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English bandleader, arranger and composer whose songs became part of the jazz and popular-song repertoire.
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American songwriter who formed the Sherman Brothers songwriting team with his brother Robert B. Sherman.
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American songwriter who formed the Sherman Brothers songwriting team with his brother Richard M. Sherman.
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French singer and jazz guitarist whose career connected chanson, pop and jazz.
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American saxophonist and singer, best known for his long association with Louis Prima.
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American singer, songwriter and entertainer associated with jazz and rhythm and blues.
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Yiddish songwriter and lyricist who collaborated with Nellie Casman, including on Yosl, Yosl.
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American composer, songwriter and musical director who worked extensively in film and popular music.
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French singer-songwriter, composer, actor and writer known for a distinctive body of French popular song.
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American pianist, composer and songwriter, co-writer of the jazz standard All of Me.
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Canadian-born American pianist and songwriter, composer of early jazz and popular songs.
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American jazz double bassist known for his distinctive bowed singing style.
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American jazz singer, guitarist and pianist known for humorous vocal improvisation and wordplay.
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French jazz violinist and co-founder with Django Reinhardt of the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
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Dutch Sinti jazz guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist of the Rosenberg Trio.
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American jazz violinist, singer and composer.
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French animator, film director and screenwriter, creator of The Triplets of Belleville.
Ted Snyder
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American composer, songwriter and music publisher active in Tin Pan Alley.
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French singer, songwriter and guitarist whose music often incorporates gypsy-jazz influences.
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French Sinti jazz guitarist known for a strongly traditional gypsy-jazz style.
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Italian-born French accordionist and composer associated with swing musette.
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Belgian jazz musician best known for harmonica and guitar, and the composer of Bluesette.
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American pianist, singer and songwriter active in popular music and vaudeville.
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American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor known for popular songs and film music.
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Brazilian poet, lyricist and diplomat whose collaborations were important to the development of bossa nova.
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Italian lyricist whose songs include major Italian popular-music hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Czech jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and conductor.
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American composer and musician whose published blues compositions helped shape the early written blues repertoire.
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American composer and songwriter whose work includes numerous standards from the 1920s and 1930s.
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American songwriter and lyricist, best known for writing the lyrics to the 1928 jazz standard Sweet Sue, Just You.
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Finnish music-education platform and software company rather than a conventional performing artist.