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Marty Morell
American musician
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Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
2
Gary Peacock
American double-bassist
3
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
4
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
5
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Pete La Roca
American drummer
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Steve Kuhn
American pianist
8
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Paul Chambers
American musician
10
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
11
Gary Husband
British musician
12
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
13
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
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Gil Evans
American pianist
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Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
16
George Russell
American pianist and composer
17
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
18
Junior Mance
American musician
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Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
20
Harold Mabern
American pianist
21
Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
22
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
23
Jaki Byard
American musician
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Dave Holland
British musician
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Elmo Hope
American musician
26
Craig Taborn
American musician
27
Dave MacKay
American musician
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John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
29
John Taylor
British jazz pianist
30
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
31
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
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Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Ray Bryant
American pianist
34
Johnny Frigo
American jazz musician
35
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Herbie Hancock
American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor
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Shirley Horn
American singer
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Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist
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John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Robert Irving III
American pianist and composer
42
Bill Connors
American musician
43
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
44
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
45
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
46
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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The Bad Plus
Jazz trio
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Bill Cunliffe
American musician
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Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Buster Williams
American musician
51
George Adams
musician
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Bill Anschell
American musician
53
Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
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J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer
56
Percy Heath
American musician
57
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
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Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
59
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
60
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
62
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer
63
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
64
Denny Zeitlin
American pianist
65
Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
66
Kevin Hays
American musician
67
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
68
Bill Charlap
American jazz pianist
69
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
