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Alto sax players included Cannonball Adderley. Tenor sax players included Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, and Sonny Rollins. Trumpeters included Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, and Freddie Hubbard. Pianists included Kenny Barron, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, and McCoy Tyner. Guitarists included Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, and Wes Montgomery. Drummers included Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, and Tony Williams. Bassists included Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Charlie Haden, Percy Heath, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Organists included Larry Young and Jack McDuff. Other influential artists included vibraphonist Milt Jackson and trombonist J. J. Johnson.