
Freddie King, T. Bone Walker, Albert King, Willie Dixon, BB King, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Otis Spann, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Hubert Sumlin, Sonny Boy Williamson #1 (John Lee Williamson), Chuck Berry, Bo Didley, Jimmy Rogers, Magic Sam,
“Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being,
a way of thinking.”
~Nina Simone
https://youtu.be/zf_fcJbJHv0?list=RDzf_fcJbJHv0
Nina Simone – The Very Best Of Nina Simone (1967-1972
“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!”
―Nina Simone
https://thepeaceresource.com/2022/12/08/i-shall-be-released/
“You’ve got to learn to leave the table, When love’s no longer being served.”
Nina Simone
https://youtu.be/J2cV4bw5yZY?list=RDFf-0pHwyQ1g
Nina Simone – African Mailman
Sunnyland Slim, Big Walter Horton, Earl Hooker, Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big Mama Thornton, Elmore James, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, Lead Belly, Etta James, Charley Patton, Tampa Red, Mississippi John Hurt, Ray Charles, Paul Butterfield, Ma Rainey, Blind Boy Fuller, Slim Harpo, Willie Brown, Koko Taylor, Mamie Smith, Albert Collins, Reverend Gary Davis, Lonnie Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson 1, Bobby Bland, Lewis Jordan, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Burns, Blind Willie Johnson, Wynonie Harris, Tommy Johnson, Johnny Winter, Charles Brown, Otis Spann, Ray Charles, John Mayall, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Prince, Tina Turner, Lionel Ritchie, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Pattie Labelle, Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Otis Redding, Keb Mo, Santana, Taj Mahal, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Mose Allison, Robben Ford, Jimmy Rushing, Pintop Perkins, Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Gatemouth Moore, Jimmie Vaughn, Miles Davis, Jeff Beck,
Duke Ellington, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jelly Roll Morton, Cab Calloway, Stanley Turentine, Odetta, Dinah Washington, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Watson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Gales, Christone Ingram, James Cotton, Sam Lay, John Coltrane, Duke Ellinton, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Nat King Cole, Herbie Hancock, Count Basie, Django Reinhardt, Stan Getz, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Keith Jarret, Art

Blakey, Mary Lou Williams, Bill Evans, Art Tatum, Wes Montgomery, Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, Sarah Vaughn, Lester Young, Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell, Jimmy Smith, Eric Dolphy, Anthony Braxton, Dave Brubeck, Elvin Jones, Ray Brown, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Clifford Brown, Sun Ra, Paul Chambers,
Elvis Presley, LaVern Baker, Rolling Stones, Fats Domino, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, Bob Dylan, Dave Bartholomew, Ahmet Ertegun, The Platters, The Yardbirds, Booker T an the MG’s, George Clinton, James Crawford, John Slaughter, Rick James, Earth Wing and Fire, Sly an the Family Stone, Bootsy Collins, Parliament, Commodores, Maceo Parker, Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power, The Gap Band, Isley Brothers, Billy Preston, The Temptations, Joe Tex, Michael Jackson, Chuck Brown, The Beatles, The Kinks, Selena Gomez, Los Lobos, Bruno Mars, Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, Phil Collins, Eagles, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Dion and the Belmonts, George Strait, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntyre, Alabama, Randy Travis, Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr., Clint Black, George Jones, John Denver,

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The Moody Blues, Diana Ross, Derek And The Dominos, The Band, Alice Cooper, Dire Straits, Firesign Theatre, Sheryl Crow, Simple Minds, Jimmy Buffett, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Doors, The Smashing Pumpkins, Dusty Springfield,
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Fogerty, John Lennon, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. No Doubt, The Beach Boys, Jonny Lang, Steppenwolf, Oscar Peterson, Steve Miller Band, Pat Benatar, Sting, Peggy Lee,
Frank Zappa, Blue Cheer, Freddie Mercury, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Gene Krupa, George Benson, Lenny Kravitz, George Harrison, Lester Young. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Glen Campbell, Toots & The Maytals, Traffic, Little Richard, Canned Heat, Traveling Wilburys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Charlie Parker, Guns N’ Roses, The Righteous Brothers, Ringo Starr, The Velvet Underground, Climax Blues Band, Hoyt Axton, Rod Stewart, Huey Lewis & The News, Roger Daltrey, Mark Knopfler, Humble Pie, Counting Crows, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Rory Gallagher, Cream, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Iggy Pop, Roy Orbison, Wilson Pickett, Mary Wells, Isaac Hayes, Rush, Cash McCall, McCoy Tyner, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Weather Report, Chick Corea,

Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Clarke, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller, Béla Fleck, Christian McBride, Wayne Krantz. Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Dave Holland. Joe Bonamassa, Ronnie Earl, Roomful of Blues, Samantha Fish, Duke Robillard, Shirley Horn, Gregory Porter, Pinetop Perkins, Led Zeppelin, Ramones, ZZ Top, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Van Morrison, Jefferson Airplane, Iron Butterfly, Syd Barrett, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Janis Joplin, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Zombies, The Dandy Warhols, Small Faces, Vanilla Fudge, The Electric Prunes, The Seeds, Soft Machine, Procol Harum, Robert Nighthawk, Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Minnie, Peetie Wheatstraw, Alger “Texas” Alexander, Johnny Shines, Luther Allison, Shemekia Copeland, Mamie Smith, Bonnie Raitt, Sippie Wallace, Marcia Ball, Rory Block, Lucille Bogan, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Roy Brown, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lou Ann Barton, Skip James, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Arthur “Blind Blake” Phelps, Robert Cray, Leroy Carr, Arthur Crudup, Ida Cox, Son Seals, Hound Dog Taylor, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Mike Bloomfield, W.C. Handy,
Brownie McGhee, Victoria Spivey, Junior Parker, Big Joe Williams, Gus Cannon, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Charlie Musselwhite, Robert Lockwood Jr., Professor Longhair, Sonny Terry, Amos Milburn, Sleepy John Estes, Irma Thomas, Roy Milton, Big Maceo Merriweather
Swing
Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Harry James, Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Django Reinhardt.
Hard Bop

A
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
- Ahmad Alaadeen – saxophone
- Eric Alexander – saxophone
- Carl Allen – drums
- Eddie Allen – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Sinan Alimanović – piano, composer, arranger, conductor, educator
- Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
- Curtis Amy – saxophone
- Gilad Atzmon – saxophone
B

- Benny Bailey – trumpet
- Gabe Baltazar – saxophone
- Bootsie Barnes – saxophone
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Gary Bartz – saxophone
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
- Art Blakey – drums
- Terence Blanchard – trumpet
- Walter Booker – bass
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Cecil Brooks III – drums
- Tina Brooks – saxophone
- Bobby Broom – guitar
- Clifford Brown – trumpet
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
C

- Conte Candoli – trumpet
- Ron Carter – double-bass
- Paul Chambers – double-bass
- Pete Christlieb – saxophone
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Thomas Clausen – piano
- James Clay – saxophone
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Tony Coe – saxophone, clarinet
- George Coleman – saxophone
- Johnny Coles – trumpet
- John Coltrane – tenor and soprano saxophone
- Robert Conti – guitar
- Bob Cooper – sax, oboe
- Ray Copeland – trumpet
- Bob Cranshaw – double-bass
- Hank Crawford – saxophone
- Sonny Criss – saxophone
- Tony Crombie – drums
- Curtis Counce – double-bass
- Ronnie Cuber -saxophone
- Ted Curson – trumpet
- Junior Cook – saxophone
D

- Carsten Dahl – piano
- Eddie Daniels – sax, clarinet
- Art Davis – double-bass
- Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – sax
- Jesse Davis – sax
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Nathan Davis – sax
- Richard Davis – double-bass
- Steve Davis – trombone
- Walter Davis, Jr. – piano
- Alan Dawson – drums
- Barbara Dennerlein – organ
- Jimmy Deuchar – trumpet
- John D’earth – trumpet
- Niels Lan Doky – piano
- Lou Donaldson – sax
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Ray Draper – tuba
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Ted Dunbar – guitar
E

- Charles Earland – organ
- Teddy Edwards – sax
- Mark Elf – guitar
- Booker Ervin – sax
- F
- Art Farmer – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Farrell – flute, sax
- Victor Feldman – piano, vibes
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Ricky Ford – sax
- Frank Foster – sax
- Von Freeman – sax
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
G

- Red Garland – piano
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Benny Green (pianist) – piano
- Grant Green – guitar
- Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
- Gigi Gryce – saxophone
- Randy Gelispie – drums
H

- Charlie Haden – double-bass
- Tim Hagans – trumpet
- Chico Hamilton – drums
- Slide Hampton – trombone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Roland Hanna – piano
- Wilbur Harden – trumpet
- Bill Hardman – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Roy Hargrove – trumpet
- Philip Harper – trumpet
- Barry Harris – piano
- Eddie Harris – saxophone, organ
- Stefon Harris – vibraphone
- Antonio Hart – sax
- Hampton Hawes – piano
- Louis Hayes – drums
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Jimmy Heath – sax
- Percy Heath – double-bass
- Albert Heath – drums
- Bill Heid – piano, keyboards
- Joe Henderson – sax
- Wayne Henderson – trombone
- Vincent Herring – sax
- Billy Higgins – drums
- Buck Hill – sax
- Ron Holloway – tenor saxophone
- Richard Holmes – organ
- Stix Hooper – drums
- Elmo Hope – piano
- Lex Humphries – drums
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba
I

- Eric Ineke – drums
J
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- Clifford Jarvis – drums
- Bobby Jaspar – sax, flute
- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- LaMont Johnson – piano
- Marc Johnson – bass
- Carmell Jones – trumpet
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Hank Jones – piano
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
- Sam Jones – double-bass
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Clifford Jordan – sax
- Duke Jordan – piano
K

- Geoff Keezer – piano
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk – tenor sax, flute
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
L
- Pat LaBarbera – sax, clarinet
- Harold Land – sax
- John LaPorta – sax, clarinet
- Pete La Roca – drums
- Yusef Lateef – sax
- Doug Lawrence – sax
- Hubert Laws – flute, sax
- Hugh Lawson – piano
- Herbie Lewis – double-bass
- Victor Lewis – drums
- Booker Little – trumpet
- Joe Lovano – sax
M

- Harold Mabern – piano
- Jon Mayer – piano
- Larance Marable – drums
- Hank Marr – organ
- Branford Marsalis – sax
- Pat Martino – guitar
- Cal Massey – trumpet
- Christian McBride – double-bass
- Les McCann – piano, keyboards
- Jack McDuff – organ
- Howard McGhee – trumpet
- Gary McFarland – vibraphone, vocals
- Al McKibbon – double-bass
- Jackie McLean – sax
- René McLean – sax, flute
- Charles McPherson – sax
- Jymie Merritt – double-bass
- Pierre Michelot – double-bass
- Mulgrew Miller – piano
- Charles Mingus – double-bass
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Billy Mitchell – sax
- Red Mitchell – bass
- Hank Mobley – sax
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Buddy Montgomery – vibraphone, piano
- Wes Montgomery – guitar
- Tete Montoliu – piano
- James Moody – sax
- Frank Morgan – sax
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Dick Morrissey – sax, flute
- Ronald Muldrow – guitar
N

- Lewis Nash – drums
- Oliver Nelson – sax
- Phineas Newborn, Jr. – piano
- David Newman – sax
P

- Horace Parlan – piano
- Don Patterson – organ
- John Patton – organ
- Cecil Payne – sax, flute
- Duke Pearson – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double-bass
- Art Pepper – sax
- Bill Perkins – saxophone, flute
- Carl Perkins – piano [3]
- Walter Perkins – drums
- Houston Person – sax
- Art Phipps – bass
- Richie Powell – piano
- Bud Powell – piano
Q

- Ike Quebec – sax
R
- Jimmy Raney – guitar
- Sonny Red – alto sax
- Freddie Redd – piano
- Dizzy Reece – trumpet
- Emily Remler – guitar
- Melvin Rhyne – organ
- Jerome Richardson – sax
- Larry Ridley – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
- Max Roach – drums
- Marcus Roberts – piano
- Red Rodney – trumpet
- Sonny Rollins – sax
- Wallace Roney – trumpet
- Renee Rosnes – piano
- Jim Rotondi – trumpet
- Charlie Rouse – sax
S

- Joe Sample – piano
- Pharoah Sanders – saxophone
- Rhoda Scott – organ
- Shirley Scott – organ
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Sahib Shihab – sax, flute
- Wayne Shorter – sax
- Horace Silver – piano
- Zoot Sims – sax
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Dr. Lonnie Smith – organ
- Melvin Sparks – guitar
- James Spaulding – saxophone
- Leon Spencer – organ
- Sonny Stitt – sax
- Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
- Ira Sullivan – trumpet, flugelhorn
T
- Grady Tate – drums
- Art Taylor – drums
- Billy Taylor – piano
- Henri Texier – double-bass
- Lucky Thompson – sax
- The Three Sounds
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Andrzej Trzaskowski – piano
- Stanley Turrentine – sax
- Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
- McCoy Tyner – piano
V

- Harold Vick – sax, flute
W
- Freddie Waits – drums
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Winston Walls – organ
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Wilbur Ware – double-bass
- Butch Warren – double-bass
- Kenny Washington – drums
- Peter Washington – double-bass
- Doug Watkins – double-bass
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Michael Weiss – piano
- Randy Weston – piano
- Mark Whitfield – guitar
- Don Wilkerson – sax
- Baby Face Willette – organ
- Buster Williams – double-bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Jack Wilson – piano
- Ben Wolfe – bass
- Phil Woods – sax, clarinet
- Reggie Workman – double-bass
- Richard Wyands – piano
Y

- Larry Young – organ
Z
- Joe Zawinul – piano, keyboards
https://youtu.be/J2cV4bw5yZY?list=RDFf-0pHwyQ1g
Nina Simone – African Mailman
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