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Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
1
Doug Raney
American musician
2
Hugo Rasmussen
Danish musician
3
Jesper Thilo
Danish jazz musician
4
Michael Moore
American jazz bassist
5
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
6
Bernt Rosengren
Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer
7
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
8
Duke Jordan
American musician
9
Frank Strozier
American saxophonist
10
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
11
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
12
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
13
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
14
Tim Hagans
American musician
15
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
16
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
17
Jesper Bodilsen
Danish musician
18
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
19
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
20
Vladislav Sendecki
Polish musician
21
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
22
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
23
Art Pepper
American musician
24
Nikolaj Hess
Pianist, composer, bandleader
25
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
26
Ole Jacob Hansen
Jazz drummer
27
Johnny Griffin
American musician
28
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
29
Al Levitt
American musician
30
Mads Vinding
Danish jazz musician
31
Gene Bertoncini
American jazz guitarist
32
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
33
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
34
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
35
Rich Perry
American musician
36
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
37
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
38
Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
39
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
40
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
41
Hod OBrien
American musician
42
Howard Johnson
American musician
43
Bruce Ditmas
American musician
44
Svend Asmussen
Danish jazz violinist
45
Conte Candoli
American musician
46
Steve Gadd
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and session musician
47
Billy Drummond
American musician
48
Michael Brecker
American musician
49
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
50
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
51
Andy McKee
American bassist
52
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
53
Jon Burr
American musician
54
Jake Hanna
American drummer
55
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
56
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
57
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
