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Joe Newman

American musician

1

Henry Coker

American musician

2

Jerome Richardson

American jazz multi-instrumentalist

3

George Duvivier

American musician

4

Joe Wilder

American trumpeter

5

Frank Wess

American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger

6

Ernie Wilkins

American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger

7

Benny Powell

American jazz trombonist

8

Cecil Payne

American jazz saxophonist

9

Harry Edison

American trumpeter

10

Ernie Royal

American jazz trumpeter

11

Eddie Jones

American musician

12

Gus Johnson

American musician

13

Matthew Gee

American musician

14

Billy Mitchell

American jazz tenor saxophonist

15

Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist

16

Bill Graham

American musician

17

Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader

18

Sahib Shihab

American jazz saxophonist and flautist

19

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician

20

Bobby Donaldson

American musician

21

Thad Jones

American jazz trumpeter

22

Les Spann

American guitarist

23

Carlos "Patato" Valdes

Conga player

24

Illinois Jacquet

American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter

25

Rudy Collins

American musician

26

Freddie Green

American jazz guitarist

27

Charlie Fowlkes

American musician

28

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

29

Jimmy Nottingham

American musician

30

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

American saxophonist

31

Ed Shaughnessy

American jazz drummer

32

Jimmy Cleveland

American jazz trombonist

33

Nat Pierce

American musician

34

Charlie Shavers

jazz trumpeter

35

Gil Fuller

American jazz arranger/composer and bandleader

36

Count Basie Orchestra

American big band led by Count Basie

37

Willie Bobo

American musician

38

Gene Ramey

American musician

39

Phil Woods

American saxophonist

40

Osie Johnson

American jazz drummer, arranger and singer

41

Buddy DeFranco

American jazz clarinetist and bandleader

42

Manny Albam

musician and composer

43

Reunald Jones

American musician

44

Wendell Marshall

American jazz musician; double bassist

45

Al McKibbon

American musician

46

Quentin Jackson

American musician

47

Ernie Henry

American musician

48

Art Taylor

American jazz drummer

49

Shadow Wilson

American jazz drummer (1919-1959)

50

J. C. Heard

American musician

51

Ray Barretto

Puerto Rican jazz musician

52

Kenny Clarke

American jazz drummer

53

Danny Bank

American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist

54

Buster Harding

Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger

55

Wendell Culley

American jazz trumpeter

56

Machito

Latin jazz musician

57

Marshal Royal

American musician

58

Al Grey

American jazz musician

59

Johnny Griffin

American musician

60

Snooky Young

American musician

61

Neal Hefti

American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)

62

Leonard Gaskin

American musician

63

Eddie Bert

American musician

64

Sonny Payne

American jazz drummer

65

Art Davis

American double-bassist

66

Charlie Persip

American jazz drummer

67

Oscar Pettiford

American musician

68

Cándido Camero

Cuban percussionist

69

Jo Jones

American jazz drummer

70

Julius Watkins

American jazz musician

71

Budd Johnson

American musician

72

Joe Williams

American jazz singer

73

Åke Persson

Swedish musician

74

Ben Tucker

American double-bassist

75

Frank Rehak

American musician

76

Paul Quinichette

American saxophonist and jazz musician

77

Tommy Potter

American musician

78

Milt Jackson

American musician

79

Chico O'Farrill

Cuban composer and musician

80

Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician

81

Herb Ellis

American jazz guitarist

82

Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and group leader

83

Ben Webster

American saxophonist

84

Joe Puma

American musician

85

Mickey Roker

American jazz drummer

86

Norman Granz

American jazz musician and producer