Friday, November 4, 2011

Musicians

This is a list of swing musicians I found on wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_music]. No idea if it’s comprehensive, but it looks pretty good to me.

Duke Ellington & Orchestra
Band Leaders: Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Glenn Miller, Erskine Hawkins, The Dorsey Brothers, Glenn Gray, Fletcher Henderson, Tiny Hull, Earl Hines, Gloria Parker, Harry James, Louis Jordan, Hal Kemp, Kay Kyser, Buddy Rich, Fred Rich, Jack Teagarden, Les Brown, Charlie Barnet, Art Tatum
Clarinet:
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
Peanuts Hucko



Saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins
Lester Young
Ben Webster


Saxophone:
Charlie Parker
Johnny Hodges
Glen Gray



Saxophone:
Jimmy Dorsey
Charlie Barnet
Sam Butera



Trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
Louis Prima
Roy Eldridge
Hot Lips Page

Trumpet:
Harry Edison
Cootie Williams
Harry James



Trombone:
Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Jack Teagarden
Fred Rick



Bass:
Slam Stewart
Jimmy Blanton
Bass:
Milt Hinton
Walter Page
John Kirby
     

  
Piano:
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Earl Hines

Piano:
Fats Waller
Jelly Roll Morton
Art Tatum

Piano:
Teddy Wilson
Nat Jaffe
Jess Stacy



Drums:
Chick Webb
Gene Krupa
Sonny Greer
Buddy Rich

Guitar:
Django Reinhardt
Charlie Christian
Freddie Green
Oscar Aleman



Violin:
Stéphane Grapelli
Eddie South

Violin:
Joe Venuti
Ray Nance
Svend Asmussen



Accordion:
Art Van Damme
John Serry Sr.


Vibraphone
Lionel Hampton
Red Norvo
Marimba: Gloria Parker
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