Jerome Richardson was an American jazz musician and woodwind player. He is cited as playing one of the earliest jazz flute recordings with his work on the 1949 Quincy Jones arranged song "Kingfish".
Melbourne Robert Cranshaw was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his later involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins. Cranshaw performed in Rollins's working band on and off for over five decades, starting with a live appearance at the 1959 Playboy jazz festival in Chicago and on record with the 1962 album The Bridge.
Arthur David Davis was a double-bassist, known for his work with Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Max Roach.
Grady Tate was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated Schoolhouse Rock! series. He received two Grammy nominations.
Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green was an American jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle. He played on over 250 recordings and released more than two dozen albums as a soloist. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995.
Al Grey was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called Plunger Techniques.
Shirley Scott was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ".
George Duvivier was an American jazz double-bassist.
Samuel Jones was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer.
Don Kiethly Butterfield was an American jazz and classical tuba player.
James Moody was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. The annual James Moody Jazz Festival is held in Newark, New Jersey.
William Melvin Mitchell was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
James Milton Cleveland was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.
Daniel Bernard Bank was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He is credited on some releases as Danny Banks.
Granville William "Mickey" Roker was an American jazz drummer.
Joseph Barry Galbraith was an American jazz guitarist.
Thomas S. "Tom" McIntosh was an American jazz trombonist, composer, arranger, and conductor.
Roger Humphries is an American jazz drummer.
Earl Charles Barrington May was an American jazz bassist. He was "one of the most prodigious and prolific bassists of the postwar era".
David Burns was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer, and teacher.
