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Lee Young
American musician
1
Gerald Wiggins
American pianist
2
Buddy Collette
American musician
3
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
4
Alvin Stoller
American musician
5
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
6
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
7
Art Tatum
American jazz pianist
8
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
9
Joe Comfort
American musician
10
Horace Tapscott
American musician
11
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
12
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
13
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
14
Nate Morgan
American musician and pianist
15
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
16
Kitty White
American singer
17
Al Viola
American musician
18
Bumps Myers
American saxophonist
19
Mary Stallings
American singer
20
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
21
Ronnell Bright
American musician
22
Sherman Ferguson
American musician
23
Willie Bobo
American musician
24
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
25
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
26
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
27
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
28
Tony Inzalaco
American drummer
29
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
30
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
31
Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
32
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
33
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
34
Buddy Montgomery
American vibraphonist
35
J. C. Heard
American musician
36
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
37
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
38
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
39
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
40
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
41
Jake Porter
American musician, record label owner
42
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
43
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
44
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
45
Sonny Igoe
American musician
46
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
47
Eddie Duran
American jazz guitarist
48
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
49
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
50
Curtis Mosby
American musician
51
Spud Murphy
American musician
52
Donald Dean
American musician
53
Doug Sides
American musician
54
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
55
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
56
Larry Shields
American jazz musician
57
Panama Francis
American musician
58
Carl Saunders
American jazz trumpeter
59
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
60
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
