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Donald Byrd　

Donald Byrd was considered one of the finest hard bop trumpeters of the post-Clifford Brown era. He recorded prolifically as both a leader and sideman from the mid-’50s into the mid-’60s, most o ..more

Tony Bennett　

Tony Bennett’s career has enjoyed three distinct phases, each of them very successful. In the early ’50s, he scored a series of major hits that made him one of the most popular recording artists of ..more

Thomas Clausen　

Scandinavian pianist (sideman on occasion) leads jazz trio in contemporary format reminiscent of Keith Jarrett. Introspective. ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi ..more

Tommy Flanagan　

Known for his flawless and tasteful playing, Tommy Flanagan received long overdue recognition for his talents in the 1980s. He played clarinet when he was six and switched to piano five years later ..more

Tonu Naissoo　

Doris Day　

Doris Day has packed four careers into one lifetime, two each in music and movies. The pity is that all most people remember are her movies, from Teacher’s Pet (1957) onward, as the quintessenti ..more

Toots Thielemans　

Although preceded by Larry Adler (who has actually spent much of his career playing popular and classical music), Toots Thielemans virtually introduced the chromatic harmonica as a jazz in ..more

Tom Browne　

Tom Browne was a familiar figure on the R＆B charts during the 1979-1989 period when he was recording pop-oriented material for GRP and Arista. Browne studied piano for a year when he ..more

Don Cherry　

The second track from Tomorrow Is the Question -- Ornette Coleman’s 1959 wake-up call to the fusty hard bop movement -- is a medium tempo blues, Tears Inside. After the statement of t ..more

Tomasz Stanko　

Jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko began his tenure as a major force in European free jazz in the early ’60s with the formation of the quartet Jazz Darins in 1962 with Adam Makowicz. From 196 ..more

Tony Williams　

Tony Williams’ death in 1997 of a heart attack after routine gall bladder surgery was a major shock to the jazz world. Just 51, Williams (who could be a very loud drummer) seemed so youthful, ..more

Don Friedman　

An excellent if underrated pianist, Don Friedman started off playing on the West Coast in 1956 with Dexter Gordon, Shorty Rogers, Buddy Collette, Buddy DeFranco (1956-1957), Chet Bake ..more

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