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George Lewis
American musician
1
Allan Jaffe
African-American jazz musician
2
Jim Robinson
American musician
3
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
4
Big Bill Bissonnette
Jazz trombonist and record producer
5
Don Ewell
American musician
6
Bunk Johnson
American musician
7
Placide Adams
American jazz musician
8
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
9
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
10
Vernel Fournier
American musician
11
Joe Benjamin
American musician
12
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
13
Joe Robichaux
American musician
14
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
15
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
16
Blanche Thomas
American musician
17
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
18
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
19
Milt Jackson
American musician
20
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
21
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
22
Emanuel Sayles
American musician
23
Chester Zardis
American jazz double-bassist
24
Campbell Burnap
British musician
25
Turk Murphy
American musician
26
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
27
Snooky Young
American musician
28
Baby Dodds
American musician
29
Josiah "Cie" Frazier
New Orleans jazz musician
30
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
31
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
32
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
33
Louis Hayes
American drummer
34
Sammy Rimington
British musician
35
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
36
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
37
James Buffington
American musician
38
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
39
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
40
Alton Purnell
American musician
41
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
42
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
43
Kid Thomas Valentine
American jazz musician
44
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
45
Alphonse Picou
African American jazz clarinetist
46
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
47
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
48
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
49
Bob Bushnell
musician
50
George Guesnon
American musician
51
George Duvivier
American musician
52
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
53
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
54
Bernie Glow
American musician
55
Dave Bailey
American drummer
56
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
57
Money Johnson
American musician
58
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
59
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
60
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
61
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
62
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
63
Quentin Jackson
American musician
64
Billie Pierce
American jazz pianist and singer
65
Mel Lewis
American musician
66
Albert Heath
American drummer
67
Don Butterfield
American musician
68
Evan Christopher
American musician
69
Kid Howard
American musician
