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Nick Travis
American jazz musician
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Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
3
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Gene Quill
American musician
5
Frank Rehak
American musician
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Gus Johnson
American musician
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Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Mel Lewis
American musician
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Eddie Bert
American musician
12
Joe Newman
American musician
13
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
14
Jimmy Raney
American musician
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Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Bill Crow
American bassist
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Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Bernie Glow
American musician
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Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Eddie Jones
American musician
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
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Don Butterfield
American musician
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Larry Bunker
American musician
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Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Nat Pierce
American musician
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Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
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Manny Albam
musician and composer
32
Teddy Kotick
American musician
33
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Joe Benjamin
American musician
35
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
36
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Richie Kamuca
American musician
39
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Dave Bailey
American drummer
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Conte Candoli
American musician
45
Willie Dennis
jazz musician
46
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
47
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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James Buffington
American musician
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Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Don Lamond
American musician
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Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Bill Barber
American musician
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Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
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Wayne Andre
American trombonist
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Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
60
Henry Coker
American musician
61
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
62
Marky Markowitz
American musician
63
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
64
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
65
Wyatt Ruther
American musician
66
Milt Bernhart
American musician
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Dave McKenna
American musician
68
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
69
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
70
Nick Stabulas
American musician
71
Joe Maini
American musician
72
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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George Roberts
American trombonist
74
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist
75
Don Elliott
jazz musician
76
Bill Potts
American musician
77
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
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Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
80
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
81
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
82
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
83
Stan Levey
American musician
84
Specs Powell
American musician
85
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
86
Dave Pell
American musician
87
Connie Kay
American musician
