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Jack Lesberg
Jack Lesberg
American jazz musician
1
Carl Kress
Carl Kress
American musician
2
Tony Mottola
Tony Mottola
guitarist (1918-2004)
3
George Van Eps
George Van Eps
musician
4
Remo Palmier
Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
5
Danny Cedrone
Danny Cedrone
American guitarist and bandleader
6
Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
7
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
8
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
9
Jimmy Maxwell
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
10
Walter Gross
Walter Gross
American musician
11
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
12
Ruby Braff
Ruby Braff
American musician
13
George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
14
Ernie Caceres
Ernie Caceres
American musician
15
Harry Reser
Harry Reser
American musician
16
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
17
Nappy Lamare
Nappy Lamare
American musician
18
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
19
Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman
American jazz pianist and composer
20
Ellis Larkins
Ellis Larkins
American recording artist; jazz pianist
21
David Mann
David Mann
American songwriter
22
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
23
Howard Alden
Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
24
Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
25
James Chirillo
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
26
Al Caiola
Al Caiola
American jazz musician, guitarist, composer and arranger; United States Marine
27
Joe Beck
Joe Beck
American musician
28
Dick McDonough
Dick McDonough
American musician
29
Peter DeRose
Peter DeRose
American composer of jazz and pop music during the era of Tin Pan Alley
30
Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
31
Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
32
Brian Setzer
Brian Setzer
American singer
33
Fred Guy
Fred Guy
American musician
34
Mike Pingitore
Mike Pingitore
American banjoist and jazz musician
35
Frankie Trumbauer
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
36
Don Abney
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
37
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
38
Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
39
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
40
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
41
Fud Livingston
Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
42
Don Costa
Don Costa
American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist
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Thurman Teague
Thurman Teague
44
George Bohanon
George Bohanon
American musician
45
Turk Van Lake
Turk Van Lake
American musician
46
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Gray Sargent
Gray Sargent
48
Buzzy Drootin
Buzzy Drootin
American musician
49
Jackie Paris
Jackie Paris
American singer
50
Johnny Guarnieri
Johnny Guarnieri
American musician
51
Red Norvo
Red Norvo
American musician
52
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
53
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
54
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
Art Ryerson
American musician

Art Ryerson

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Arthur Ryerson (May 22, 1913 – October 27, 2004) was a jazz guitarist who emerged in the 1930s, playing acoustic and electric guitar, as well as the banjo. He played with jazz orchestras and bands in the 1930s and the 1940s. In the early 1950s, he played on the early rock and roll recordings of Bill Haley. His daughter is flautist Ali Ryerson.