John Coltrane - tenor, soprano
Ornette Coleman - alto, composer
Cecil Taylor - piano
Eric Dolphy - alto, flute, bass clarinet
Sun Ra - keyboards, arranger, bandleader
Anthony Braxton - alto, clarinet, composer
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Other Important Players
| Jimmy Lyons | Roscoe Mitchell |
| Joseph Jarman | Sonny Simmons |
| Julius Hemphill | Oliver Lake |
| Arthur Blythe | Henry Threadgill |
| John Zorn | Tim Berne |
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Baritone Saxophone
Hamiett Bluiett
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Bass
| Charlie Haden | Gary Peacock |
| Reggie Workman | Jimmy Garrison |
| Barre Phillips | Malachi Favors |
| Dave Holland | Cecil McBee |
| William Parker | Barry Guy |
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Bass Clarinet
David Murray
Michael Moore
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Clarinet
John Carter
Perry Robinson
Marty Ehrlich
Don Byron
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Drums
| Ed Blackwell | Elvin Jones |
| Rashied Ali | Charles Moffett |
| Andrew Cyrille | Sunny Murray |
| Don Moye | Beaver Harris |
| Barry Altschul | Paul Motion |
| Gerry Hemingway | Joey Baron |
| Han Bennink | |
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Guitar
Sonny Sharrock
James "Blood" Ulmer
Derek Bailey
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Piano
| Paul Bley | Andrew Hill |
| Ran Blake | Muhal Richard Abrams |
| Don Pullen | Marilyn Crispell |
| Myra Melford | |
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Soprano Saxophone
Steve Lacy
Evan Parker
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Tenor Saxophone
| Archie Shepp | Pharoah Sanders |
| Albert Ayler | Sam Rivers |
| Evan Parker | David Murray |
| Peter Brötzman | Charles Gayle |
| James Carter | David S. Ware |
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Trombone
| Roswell Rudd | Grachan Moncur III |
| Albert Mangelsdorff | George Lewis |
| Craig Harris | Ray Anderson |
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Trumpet
| Booker Little | Don Cherry |
| Lester Bowie | Bobby Bradford |
| Kenny Wheeler | Leo Smith |
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Violin
Leroy Jenkins
Billy Bang
Mark Feldman
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Vocals - Female
Betty Carter
Jeanne Lee
Jay Clayton
June Tyson
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