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Whether they've grabbed their hats and caught the bus, or are still with us, every one of these musicians makes the world a bit brighter. Of those living that we've featured, a special Gifts & Messages greeting to
Curtis Fuller
trombone1934 - 2021
Barry Harris
piano1929 - 2021
Eddie Palmieri
piano1936 - 2025
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" data-original-title="" title="">Tony Williams "Fred" from Believe It (Columbia) 00:00Tony Williams
drums
1945 - 1997
" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson,Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
saxophone, alto
1917 - 1988
" data-original-title="" title="">Cannonball Adderley "Hold It!" from Cleanhead And Cannonball (Landmark) 06:39Cannonball Adderley
saxophone
1928 - 1975-
" data-original-title="" title="">Earl Hines "Blues In Thirds" from Blues In Thirds (Black Lion) 11:24Earl Hines
piano
1903 - 1983 -
" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Smith "Come On Baby" from Home Cookin' (Blue Note) 15:54Jimmy Smith
organ, Hammond B3
1925 - 2005 - Eddie Palmieri "La Cancha" from Sabiduria/Wisdom (Ropeadope) 22:44
- Barry Harris "One Down" from Preminado (Riverside) 28:59
" data-original-title="" title="">Jaco Pastorius "Liberty City" from The Birthday Concert (Warner Bros) 33:50Jaco Pastorius
bass, electric
1951 - 1987
" data-original-title="" title="">Woody Shaw "Think On Me" from Blackstone Legacy (Contemporary) 41:56Woody Shaw
trumpet
1944 - 1989
" data-original-title="" title="">Stan Kenton "Intermission Riff" from Kenton In Hi-Fi (Capitol) 53:03Stan Kenton
piano
1911 - 1979
" data-original-title="" title="">Donald Byrd "Pentecostal Feelin'" from Free Form (Blue Note) 58:01Donald Byrd
trumpet
1932 - 2013
" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Williams,Joe Williams
vocals
1918 - 1999
" data-original-title="" title="">Count Basie "Confession' The Blues" from Just The Blues (Roulette) 1:04:37Count Basie
piano
1904 - 1984
" data-original-title="" title="">John Patitucci "The Thumb" from Brooklyn (Three Faces) 1:09:22John Patitucci
bass
b.1959
" data-original-title="" title="">Leo Wright "Suddenly The Blues" from Suddenly The Blues (Atlantic) 1:13:31Leo Wright
woodwinds
1933 - 1991
" data-original-title="" title="">Don Pullen "Kahji" from Melodic Excursions (Timeless) 1:18:44Don Pullen
piano
1941 - 1995
" data-original-title="" title="">Larry Willis "Alter Ego" from The Offering (HighNote) 1:25:20Larry Willis
piano
1942 - 2019- Curtis Fuller "Ladies Night" from Soul Trombone (Impulse) 1:32:09
" data-original-title="" title="">Wynton Kelly "Skatin'" from Kelly At Midnight (Vee Jay) 1:38:24Wynton Kelly
piano
1931 - 1971
" data-original-title="" title="">John Abercrombie "Long Ago (And Far Away)" from Tactics (ECM) 1:44:11John Abercrombie
guitar
1944 - 2017
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Woody Shaw
Stan Kenton
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Joe Williams
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