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The Esso Trinidad Steel Band was a steel band from Trinidad, active from 1942 to 1976.
The group began in 1942 as the Tripoli Steel Band, named after a lyric in the United States Marines' Hymn. In 1964, the group won the Steel Band Music Festival.[1] The following year, the petroleum corporation Esso began sponsoring the group, who renamed themselves the Esso Trinidad Steel Band.

Hideo Shiraki (白木秀雄; 1 January 1933, in Tokyo – 31 August 1972; aged 39) was a Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s. Famed earlier on for hard bop, he later explored world music and became a pioneer of fusing traditional music forms with jazz structuring.
1965's Sakura Sakura united the quintet with three female koto players as Shiraki moved into a world jazz approach. An invited November 1965 performance at the Berlin Jazz Festival, organised by Joachim-Ernst Berendt, saw the quintet work with a koto quartet and was feted for mixing jazz with traditional Japanese music.

Atro “Wade” Mikkola – Bassist, composer, educator; b. Helsinki, Finland,1956.
Moved to New York City in 1992 and continued performing extensively throughout the U.S. east coast including performances with Donald Shirley, Eric Alexander, Cecil Payne, Nnenna Freelon, Joe and John Farnsworth. Continued musical and historical studies with pianist Donald Shirley, and bass studies with Robert Field. On The Way is an album by Atro “Wade” Mikkola Quartet recorded in 1995.

Tamba Trio was a musical group formed in Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s. Originally composed by Luiz Eca (piano, vocals and arrangements), Bebeto Castilho (double bass, flute, sax and vocals) and Helcio Milito (drums, percussion and vocals).
Tamba Trio 1968 is an album by Tamba TRio[Luiz Eca(piano,vocals) Bebeto Castilho(double bass,flute,sax,vocals) Rubens Ohana(drums,percussion,vocals)].

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Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981; aged 57) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer.
Visitation is a studio album by Sam Jones which was recorded in March, 1978 for the Danish SteepleChase Records label. This is his ninth album as a leader.

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Maurizio Giammarco (October 17, 1952 in Pavia ) is an Italian jazz saxophonist , composer and arranger. Giammarco has earned a prominent place in Italian jazz, and is cited in Leonard Feather 's Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.
Phil Markowitz (September 6, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York) is a jazz pianist and educator. He is forty year veteran of the International Jazz scene and is dedicated to realizing the full potential of improvisational music within the jazz idiom.
Seven Plus Eight is an album by Maurizio Giammarco, Phil Markowitz Quartet recorded in 1999,Italy.

Jean-Baptiste Frederic Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 - 22 August 2016; aged 94), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar, whistling skills, and composing.
Blues for Flirter is an album by Toots Thielemans, recorded in 1961,Paris and released on Polydor label.

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Charles Thomas is a stylish pianist born in Memphis in 1935, and released a trio album "Legend of C Thomas" in 1992.
The Finishing Touch! is an album released by jazz pianist Charles Thomas. In this work, he collaborates with famous musicians Ron Carter (bass) and Billy Higgins (drums). The songs included are "Cabu," "Lady Bird," "Pick Yourself Up," "Somewhere," and "Liza."

Out Here Like This is a jazz album released in 1987. It was the second album by the all-star jazz group The Leaders and the first to be released on the Italian Black Saint label. The album features performances by Lester Bowie, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Cecil McBee, Kirk Lightsey and Don Moye.

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宮沢 昭（みやざわ あきら、1927年12月6日 - 2000年7月6日 72歳没）は、日本のジャズ・サクソフォーン奏者。『野百合』（のゆり）は、1992年8月26日に東芝EMI - EAST WORLDレーベルより発売された。浅川マキプロデュースの “ゼロアワー・シリーズ（0000）”の第一弾。渋谷毅とのデュオ・アルバム。

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