Arts and Music
Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame
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Art Blakey (born 1919, died 1990)
American jazz musician.
- Leader of the Jazz Messengers and creator of the ''''hard bop'''' school
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Art Pepper (born 1925, died 1982)
American jazz musician.
- Alto sax player; played with Stan Kenton
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Billy Strayhorn (born 1915, died 1967)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and composer; wrote ''''Take the ''A'' Train''''
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Bud Powell (born 1924, died 1966)
American jazz musician.
- Innovative pianist
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Buddy Rich (born 1917, died 1987)
American jazz musician.
- Drummer; played with Tommy Dorsey
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Julian ''Cannonball'' Adderley (born 1928, died 1975)
American jazz musician.
- Alto sax player
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Charlie ''Bird'' Parker (born 1920, died 1955)
American jazz musician.
- Bop alto sax player and brilliant improviser
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William James ''Count'' Basie (born 1904, died 1984)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and band leader
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Dexter Gordon (born 1923, died 1990)
American jazz musician.
- Bop tenor sax player; recorded ''''The Hunt''''
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John Birks ''Dizzy'' Gillespie (born 1917, died 1993)
American jazz musician.
- Bop trumpeter who played with Charlie Parker; known for his trademark bent horn
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Edward Kennedy ''Duke'' Ellington (born 1899, died 1974)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist, composer and bandleader
- Pianist, composer and bandleader
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Eric Dolphy (born 1928, died 1964)
American jazz musician.
- Alto sax player
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Gene Krupa (born 1909, died 1973)
American jazz musician.
- Drummer and bandleader
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Gerry Mulligan (born 1927, died 1996)
American jazz musician and composer.
- Baritone sax player associated with cool jazz
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Glenn Miller (born 1904, died 1944)
American musician. Killed while serving in the armed forces during WWII.
- Trombonist and bandleader of the swing era
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Jaco Pastorius (born 1951, died 1987)
American jazz guitarist.
- Bass guitarist known for rapid fingering technique
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Joe Venuti (born 1904, died 1978)
American jazz musician.
- Violinist
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John Coltrane (born 1926, died 1967)
American jazz musician.
- Brilliant and innovative tenor sax player known for his long solos
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Lee Morgan
- Member of the Jazz Hall Of Fame
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Lester ''Prez'' Young (born 1909, died 1959)
American jazz musician.
- Tenor sax player and composer
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Maynard Ferguson (born 1928)
Canadian jazz musician.
- Trumpeter
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Ornette Coleman (born 1930)
American jazz musician.
- Alto and tenor sax player and composer associated with free jazz
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Oscar Peterson (born 1925)
Canadian jazz musician.
- Pianist, composer and bandleader
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Paul Desmond (born 1924, died 1977)
American jazz musician.
- Alto sax player
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Red Rodney
American jazz musician. Original name: Robert Chudnick.
- Member of the Jazz Hall of Fame
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Sonny Rollins (born 1930)
American jazz musician.
- Tenor sax player
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Stan Kenton (born 1912, died 1979)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist, composer and bandleader
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Stan Getz (born 1927, died 1991)
American jazz musician.
- Tenor sax player
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Thelonious Sphere Monk (born 1920, died 1982)
American jazz musician.
- Pianist and developer of bop known for his unique chord structures
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Wes Montgomery (born 1925, died 1968)
American musician.
- Jazz guitarist known for plucking with his thumb
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Louis Armstrong (born 1900, died 1971)
American jazz musician.
- Trumpeter and vocalist who originated scat singing; known as ''''Satchmo''''
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Lionel Hampton (born 1914)
American jazz musician; master of the vibraphone.
- Vibraphonist and bandleader
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Charles Mingus (born 1922, died 1979)
American jazz musician.
- Bass player and composer who used the bass to carry melody
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Miles Davis (born 1926, died 1991)
American jazz musician.
- Innovative trumpeter
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Benny Goodman (born 1909, died 1986)
American jazz musician.
- Clarinetist and bandleader of the swing era
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Dave Brubeck (born 1920)
American jazz musican.
- Pianist and band leader associated with modern jazz
Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame
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Billie Holiday (born 1915, died 1959)
American singer known as ''Lady Day.'' Original name: Eleanora Fagan.
- Renowned vocalist
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Sarah Vaughan (born 1924, died 1990)
American jazz musician.
- Singer and pianist
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Ella Fitzgerald (born 1918, died 1996)
American jazz singer.
- Known as ''''The First Lady of Song''''
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