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Cozy Cole
American musician
1
Vernon Brown
American musician
2
Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist
3
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
4
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
5
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
6
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
7
Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
8
Conte Candoli
American musician
9
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
10
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
11
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
12
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
13
Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
14
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
15
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
16
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
17
Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
18
J. C. Heard
American musician
19
Willie Smith
American musician
20
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
21
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
22
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
23
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
24
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
25
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
26
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
27
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
28
Dave Tough
American drummer
29
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
30
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
31
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
32
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
33
Alvin Stoller
American musician
34
Nick Fatool
American musician
35
Eddie Bert
American musician
36
Milt Bernhart
American musician
37
Al Lucas
Canadian jazz musician
38
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
39
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
40
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
41
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
42
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
43
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
44
Tommy Pederson
American musician
45
Billy Eckstine
American musician
46
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
47
Jack Lesberg
American jazz musician
48
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
49
Carl Fontana
American musician
50
Billy Kyle
Jazz pianist
51
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
52
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
53
Velma Middleton
American singer
54
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
55
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
56
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
57
Shorty Sherock
American musician
58
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
59
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
60
Buddy Collette
American musician
61
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
62
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
63
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
64
Marshal Royal
American musician
65
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
66
Herbie Harper
American musician
67
Joe Benjamin
American musician
68
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
69
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
70
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
71
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
72
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
73
Bill Crow
American bassist
74
Art Ryerson
American musician
75
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
76
Jack McVea
American musician
77
Lou Stein
American musician
78
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
79
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
80
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
81
Don Fagerquist
American musician
82
Stan Levey
American musician
83
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
84
Quentin Jackson
American musician
85
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
86
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
87
Buster Bailey
American musician
88
Al Hall
American musician
89
Joe Newman
American musician
