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Claude Thornhill

American pianist, composer and arranger

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Billy Butterfield

American musician

2

Dave Tough

American drummer

3

Tony Pastor

American musician

4

Artie Shaw

American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader

5

Paul Whiteman

American jazz musician and radio personality

6

Jerry Gray

American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader

7

Tommy Dorsey

American big band leader and musician

8

Glenn Miller

American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)

9

Art Ryerson

American musician

10

Bill Finegan

American bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer

11

George Russell

American pianist and composer

12

Peg LaCentra

American singer and actor (1910-1996)

13

Floyd Smith

American jazz guitarist

14

Arvell Shaw

American musician

15

Woody Herman

American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader

16

Robert Shaw

American blues and boogie-woogie pianist

17

Red Allen

American jazz musician, band leader

18

Bill Cunliffe

American musician

19

Jimmy Dorsey

American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey

20

Jan Garber

American musician

21

Joe Williams

American jazz singer

22

Fletcher Henderson

American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer

23

Ted Weems

American musician, bandleader

24

Roy Eldridge

American trumpeter

25

Lionel Hampton

American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)

26

Smith Ballew

American actor, singer andorchestra leader (1902-1984)

27

Stan Kenton

American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader

28

June Christy

American singer

29

Ted Heath

British musician

30

Jimmie Lunceford

American musician

31

Jack Jenney

American jazz trombonist

32

Johnny Dodds

American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist

33

Teddy McRae

American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger

34

Jack Hylton

British band leader and impresario

35

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer

36

Cliff Leeman

American musician

37

Dodo Marmarosa

American musician

38

Ben Pollack

American musician

39

Nat Towles

jazz musician

40

Hot Lips Page

American jazz musician

41

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

band that plays jazz

42

Bobby Hackett

American jazz musician

43

Cab Calloway

American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)

44

James Chirillo

Jazz guitar

45

Sonny Russo

American jazz trombonist

46

Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader

47

Helen Forrest

American singer

48

Bill Coleman

American musician

49

Al Killian

American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader

50

Sammy Kaye

American big band leader and musician

51

Count Basie

American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)

52

Bill Challis

American jazz arranger

53

Bix Beiderbecke

American jazz musician

54

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer

55

Dexter Gordon

American jazz tenor saxophonist

56

Lester Young

American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist

57

Eddie Vinson

American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter

58

Trigger Alpert

musician

59

Don Byas

American musician

60

Guy Lombardo

Canadian-American bandleader