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Leroy Harris senior
American jazz guitarist (1895-1969)
1
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
2
Claude Hopkins
American pianist
3
Eddie Barefield
American musician
4
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
5
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
6
Beaver Harris
American musician
7
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
8
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
9
Clifford Jarvis
American drummer
10
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
11
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
12
Bill Laswell
American musician
13
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
14
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
15
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
16
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
17
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
18
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
19
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
20
Percy Heath
American musician
21
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
22
Robert Heaton
English rock drummer
23
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
24
Jaki Byard
American musician
25
Bob Harris
American musician and pianist
26
Bill Bruford
English drummer
27
Benny Bailey
American musician
28
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
29
Clyde Bernhardt
American musician
30
Curtis Stigers
American singer
31
Paul Winter
American saxophonist
32
Guy Pratt
British bassist
33
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
34
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
35
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
36
Charles Davis
American musician
37
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
38
Hank Penny
American musician
39
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
40
Tom Dowd
American recording engineer and producer
41
Robbie France
British musician
42
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
43
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
44
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
45
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
46
Red Rodney
American musician
47
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
48
Cameron Brown
American musician
49
Todd Phillips
musician, composer, producer
50
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
51
Robert Thomas, Jr.
American musician
52
Jet Harris
English musician
53
Joe Thomas
American musician
54
Bill Graham
American musician
55
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
56
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
57
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
58
Arif Mardin
Turkish-American songwriter & record producer
59
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
60
Vernel Fournier
American musician
61
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
62
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
63
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
64
Jimmy Raney
American musician
65
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
66
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
67
Louis Hayes
American drummer
68
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
69
Junior Mance
American musician
70
Bucky Pizzarelli
American Jazz guitarist
71
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
72
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
73
Larry Shields
American jazz musician
74
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
75
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader
76
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
77
Bruce Hornsby
American singer, pianist, and songwriter
78
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist
79
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
80
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
81
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
82
Joe Benjamin
American musician
83
Joe Diorio
American musician
84
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
85
Chris Barber
English trombonist
86
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
87
Les McCann
American musician
88
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
