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Jackie McLean
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Clifford Brown
330,563 listeners
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Joe Henderson
334,978 listeners
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Red Garland
239,103 listeners
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Zoot Sims
134,152 listeners
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Stanley Turrentine
251,114 listeners
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Wayne Shorter
512,551 listeners
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Blue Mitchell
113,167 listeners
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Oscar Peterson
637,385 listeners
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