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Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Wayne Andre
American trombonist
3
Barry Rogers
American musician
4
Tom Malone
American musician
5
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
6
Harvey Mason
American drummer
7
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
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Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
10
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
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Eric Gale
American musician
12
Lew Soloff
American musician
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Dave Taylor
American musician
14
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
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Roger Hawkins
American drummer
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John Tropea
American musician
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Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
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Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
22
Howard Johnson
American musician
23
Joe Beck
American musician
24
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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David Matthews
American musician
26
Marky Markowitz
American musician
27
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
28
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
29
Lou Marini
American saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Bernie Glow
American musician
31
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
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Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
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Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
34
Jay Berliner
American musician
35
Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
36
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
37
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder
38
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
39
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
40
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
41
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
42
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
43
Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
44
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
45
Frank Vicari
American musician
46
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist
47
Snooky Young
American musician
48
Melvin Sparks
American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist
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James Buffington
American musician
50
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
American organist
51
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
52
Idris Muhammad
American drummer
53
Pat Rebillot
American musician
54
James Gadson
American musician
55
Jimmy Ponder
American guitarist
56
Trudy Pitts
African-American jazz musician
57
The Blues Brothers
American blues and soul band
58
Sue Evans
American musician
59
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
60
Cecil Bridgewater
American jazz trumpeter
61
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
62
Dick Griffin
American musician
63
Steven Bernstein
American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader
64
Don Sebesky
American jazz musician
65
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
66
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
67
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
68
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
69
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
70
Manolo Badrena
Puerto Rican musician
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Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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Milt Jackson
American musician
