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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
1
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
2
Alvin Stoller
American musician
3
Budd Johnson
American musician
4
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
5
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
6
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
7
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
8
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
9
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
10
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
11
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
12
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
13
George Duvivier
American musician
14
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
15
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
16
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
17
Stuff Smith
American musician
18
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
19
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
20
Russell Procope
American musician
21
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
22
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
23
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
24
Jesper Thilo
Danish jazz musician
25
Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
26
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
27
Don Byas
American musician
28
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
29
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
30
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
31
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
32
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
33
Emmett Berry
American musician
34
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
35
Ray Nance
American musician
36
Al McKibbon
American musician
37
Mel Lewis
American musician
38
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
39
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
40
Gene Ramey
American musician
41
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
42
Duke Jordan
American musician
43
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
44
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
45
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
46
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
47
Willie Cook
American musician
48
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
49
Connie Kay
American musician
50
Eddie Bert
American musician
51
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
52
Aaron Bell
American musician
53
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
54
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
55
Charlie Ventura
American musician
56
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
57
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
58
Richie Kamuca
American musician
59
Lou Stein
American musician
60
Chubby Jackson
American musician
61
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
62
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
63
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
64
Dave Bailey
American drummer
65
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
66
Tony Scott
American jazz clarinetist, musician
67
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist
68
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
69
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
70
Les Spann
American guitarist
71
J. C. Heard
American musician
72
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
