admin 15 Dec 2017 0 Comments Jelly Roll Morton 1890-1941 – Pianist Joe “King” Oliver 1885-1938 – Trumpet Sidney Bechet 1897-1959 – Clarinet & Soprano Sax Louis Armstrong 1901-1971 – Singer, Trumpet, Cornet Bix Beiderbecke 1903-1931 – Cornet James P. Johnson 1894-1955 – Pianist Fletcher Henderson 1897-1952 – Pianist Duke Ellington 1899-1975 – Pianist Billy Strayhorn 1915-1967 – Pianist Johnny Hodges 1907-1970 – Alto Sax Count Basie 1904-1984 – Pianist Lester Young 1909-1959 – Tenor Sax Benny Goodman 1909-1986 – Clarinet Charlie Christian 1916-1942 – Guitar Fats Waller 1904-1943 – Pianist & Singer Ella Fitzgerald 1917-1996 – Singer Art Tatum 1909-1956 – Pianist Coleman Hawkins 1904-1969 – Singer Billie Holiday 1915-1959 – Singer Related posts: Jazz Musicians Jazz History Final Jazz History of Jazz Jazz Jazz History Final Jazz History (Backup) History of Jazz 2 History of Jazz