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- Ahmed Abdul-Malik (1927-1993)
- Osama Afifi
- Moses Allen (1907-1983)
- Vernon Alley (1915–2004)
- Ben Allison
- Bjørn Alterhaug (born 1945)
- Hayes Alvis (1907-1972)
- Arild Andersen (born 1945)
- Reid Anderson
- James Anton
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