Basie, Count
Swing bandleader and performer of "One O'Clock Jump"
Famous Black Bandleaders
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Ellington, Duke
Performer of "Take the 'A' Train" -
Handy, W.C.
The composer called "The Father of the Blues" -
Tatum, Art
Jazz's too-many-notes piano wizard of the 1930s and '40s