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Jasper Taylor
American drummer
1
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
2
Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
3
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
4
Roy Palmer
American musician
5
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
6
Lee Collins
American musician
7
Zue Robertson
American musician
8
Tiny Parham
Canadian musician
9
Art Hodes
American musician
10
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
11
Dink Johnson
American musician
12
Kaiser Marshall
American musician
13
Louis Metcalf
American musician
14
Tony Jackson
American musician
15
Albert Nicholas
American musician
16
Wallace Bishop
American musician
17
John Lindsay
American jazz musician
18
Garvin Bushell
American musician
19
James Dapogny
American musician
20
Sonny Clay
American musician
21
Omer Simeon
American musician
22
Quinn Wilson
American jazz bassist and tubist (1906-1978)
23
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
24
Hayes Alvis
musician
25
Baby Dodds
American musician
26
Lu Watters
American mineral collector, jazz trumpeter, bandleader
27
Buddy Burton
American musician
28
Manzie Johnson
American jazz drummer
29
Teddy Bunn
American musician
30
Bill Benford
American musician
31
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
32
Red Rodney
American musician
33
George Brunies
American musician
34
Joe Thomas
American alto saxophonist and songwriter
35
Richard Davis
American double-bassist
36
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
37
Cozy Cole
American musician
38
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
39
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
40
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
41
Herb Hall
American musician
42
George Baquet
American musician
43
Lorenzo Tio
American clarinetist
44
Lawrence Lucie
American musician
45
Steve Lewis
American musician
46
Charlie Irvis
American musician
47
Glover Compton
American musician
48
Andy Blakeney
American musician
49
Vince Giordano
American musician and arranger
50
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
51
Elmer Schoebel
American musician
52
Ikey Robinson
American musician
53
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
54
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
55
Ward Pinkett
American jazz trumpeter and scat vocalist
56
Freddie Slack
American musician
57
Geechie Fields
American musician
58
Frank Galbreath
American musician
59
Tommy Benford
American jazz drummer
