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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
1
Bill Coleman
American musician
2
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
3
Ward Pinkett
American jazz trumpeter and scat vocalist
4
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
5
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
6
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
7
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
8
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
9
Don Byas
American musician
10
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
11
Russell Moore
Pima jazz musician
12
Bill Sinegal
American musician and songwriter
13
Buddy Bolden
American cornetist and jazz pioneer
14
Wallace Davenport
American musician
15
Freddy Johnson
American musician
16
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
17
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
18
Jesper Thilo
Danish jazz musician
19
Eddie Miller
American saxophonist and clarinetist
20
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
21
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
22
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
23
George Lewis
American musician
24
Ken Colyer
British musician
25
Richard M. Jones
American musician
26
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
27
Kidd Jordan
American saxophonist
28
Bunk Johnson
American musician
29
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
30
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
31
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
32
Jack Butler
American musician
33
Russell Procope
American musician
34
Joe Newman
American musician
35
Tom Brown
New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist
36
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
37
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
38
Noble Sissle
African-American jazz musician
39
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
40
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
41
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
42
Omer Simeon
American musician
43
Steamboat Willie
American jazz musician
44
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
45
Pops Foster
American musician
46
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
47
Jake Porter
American musician, record label owner
48
J. R. Monterose
American musician
49
Clark Gayton
American musician
50
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
51
Hugo Rasmussen
Danish musician
52
Kermit Ruffins
American musician
53
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
54
Kid Thomas Valentine
American jazz musician
55
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
56
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
57
Irving Banister
American R&B musician
58
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
59
Jimmie Noone
American musician
60
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
61
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
62
Kenny Baker
British composer and musician
