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Phil Woods
American saxophonist
1
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
2
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
3
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
4
Willie Bobo
American musician
5
Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
6
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
7
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
8
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
9
Marty Morell
American musician
10
James Buffington
American musician
11
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
12
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
13
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
14
Dennis Budimir
American musician
15
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
16
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
17
Larry Bunker
American musician
18
Bill Mays
American pianist
19
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
20
Sam Brown
American jazz guitarist
21
Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
22
Howard Johnson
American musician
23
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
24
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
25
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
26
Joe Newman
American musician
27
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician
28
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
29
John Guerin
American drummer
30
Richie Kamuca
American musician
31
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
32
Don Menza
American saxophonist
33
Lonnie Plaxico
American jazz bassist
34
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
35
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
36
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
37
Bill Charlap
American jazz pianist
38
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
39
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
40
Roy Babbington
British bassist
41
Dave Holland
British musician
42
Mel Lewis
American musician
43
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician
44
Connie Kay
American musician
45
Emil Richards
American musician
46
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
47
Makoto Ozone
Japanese jazz pianist, composer (1961-)
48
Eric Gale
American musician
49
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
50
Seldon Powell
American musician
51
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
52
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
53
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
54
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
55
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
56
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
57
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
58
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
59
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
60
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
61
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
62
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
63
Gene Quill
American musician
64
Bob Bushnell
musician
65
Paul Humphrey
American musician
66
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
67
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
68
Kenny Werner
American jazz pianist, composer, and author
69
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
70
Frank Rehak
American musician
71
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
72
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
73
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
74
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
75
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
76
Pete La Roca
American drummer
77
Nick Stabulas
American musician
78
Dick Berk
American drummer
79
Michael Moore
American jazz bassist
80
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
81
Don Thompson
Canadian musician
82
Jimmy Hopps
American jazz drummer
83
Nat Pierce
American musician
84
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
85
Curtis Counce
American musician
