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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
1
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
2
Quentin Jackson
American musician
3
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
4
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
5
The Mills Brothers
American jazz and pop vocal quartet
6
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
7
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
8
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
9
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist
10
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
11
Joe Comfort
American musician
12
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
13
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
14
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
15
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
16
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
17
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
18
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
19
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
20
Eddie Bert
American musician
21
Billy Eckstine
American musician
22
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
23
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
24
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
25
Al Grey
American jazz musician
26
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
27
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
28
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
29
Tommy Pederson
American musician
30
Willie Cook
American musician
31
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
32
Matthew Gee
American musician
33
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
34
Tab Smith
American swing and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist
35
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
36
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
37
Emmett Berry
American musician
38
Moe Koffman
Canadian musician
39
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
40
Russell Procope
American musician
41
Marshal Royal
American musician
42
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
43
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
44
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
45
Dave Dexter, Jr.
American journalist
46
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
47
Bennie Green
American musician
48
Aaron Bell
American musician
49
Nellie Lutcher
American singer
50
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
51
George Duvivier
American musician
52
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
53
Ivory Joe Hunter
American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist
54
Willie Smith
American musician
55
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
56
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
57
Joe Newman
American musician
58
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
59
Skeeter Best
American musician
60
Sam Taylor
American jazz and blues saxophonist
61
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
62
Kay Starr
American singer
63
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
64
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
65
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
66
Enoch Light
American musician
67
Ray Nance
American musician
68
Bobby Durham
American musician
69
Ernie Andrews
American singer
70
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
71
Budd Johnson
American musician
72
Eddie Preston
American musician
73
Arthur Prysock
American singer
74
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
75
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
76
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
77
Alvin Stoller
American musician
