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Frank Wess

American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger

1

Harry Edison

American trumpeter

2

Henry Coker

American musician

3

Charlie Fowlkes

American musician

4

Joe Newman

American musician

5

Benny Powell

American jazz trombonist

6

Freddie Green

American jazz guitarist

7

Oscar Brashear

American trumpeter

8

Bill Hughes

jazz musician

9

Marshal Royal

American musician

10

Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader

11

Count Basie Orchestra

American big band led by Count Basie

12

George Duvivier

American musician

13

Bobby Plater

American musician

14

Thad Jones

American jazz trumpeter

15

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

American saxophonist

16

Frank Rosolino

American jazz trombonist

17

Sonny Cohn

American musician

18

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

19

Snooky Young

American musician

20

Gus Johnson

American musician

21

Jerome Richardson

American jazz multi-instrumentalist

22

Britt Woodman

American jazz trombonist

23

Eric Dixon

American jazz musician

24

Eddie Jones

American musician

25

Billy Mitchell

American jazz tenor saxophonist

26

Ed Shaughnessy

American jazz drummer

27

Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist

28

Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician

29

Henderson Chambers

American musician

30

Sonny Payne

American jazz drummer

31

Charlie Persip

American jazz drummer

32

Joe Wilder

American trumpeter

33

Al Grey

American jazz musician

34

Jerry Dodgion

American musician

35

Larry Bunker

American musician

36

Mickey Roker

American jazz drummer

37

Cat Anderson

American jazz trumpeter

38

Russell Procope

American musician

39

Buster Cooper

American trombonist

40

Sonny Stitt

American jazz saxophonist

41

Quentin Jackson

American musician

42

Ed Thigpen

American jazz drummer

43

Buddy Collette

American musician

44

Reunald Jones

American musician

45

Jimmy Cleveland

American jazz trombonist

46

Zoot Sims

American jazz saxophonist

47

Norman Keenan

American musician

48

A. K. Salim

American musician

49

Benny Bailey

American musician

50

Alvin Stoller

American musician

51

Bernie Glow

American musician

52

Chuck Berghofer

American musician

53

Johnny Coles

American trumpeter

54

Louie Bellson

American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator

55

Jack Nimitz

American saxophonist

56

Conte Candoli

American musician

57

Barry Galbraith

American guitarist

58

Plas Johnson

American musician

59

Jimmy Nottingham

American musician

60

Gene Cherico

American musician

61

Jimmy Hamilton

American jazz musician

62

Wallace Davenport

American musician

63

Neal Hefti

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

64

Roland Hanna

American pianist

65

Osie Johnson

American jazz drummer, arranger and singer

66

Walter Perkins

American drummer

67

Pete Candoli

American musician (1923-2008)

68

Red Mitchell

American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet

69

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer

70

Emil Richards

American musician

71

Bud Brisbois

American trumpeter (1937-1978)

72

Al Viola

American musician

73

Kai Winding

Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist

74

Billy Butler

American musician

75

Joe Williams

American jazz singer

76

Howard Roberts

American guitarist

77

Speedy Jones

American drummer

78

Bill Berry

American musician

79

Idrees Sulieman

American musician

80

Billy Higgins

American jazz drummer

81

Bob Cranshaw

American musician

82

Count Basie

American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)

83

Claus Ogerman

German composer

84

Major Holley

American jazz upright bassist

85

Dennis Budimir

American musician