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Chubby Jackson
American musician
1
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
2
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
3
Dave Tough
American drummer
4
Eddie Bert
American musician
5
Charlie Ventura
American musician
6
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
7
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
8
Joe Newman
American musician
9
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
10
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
11
J. C. Heard
American musician
12
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
13
Willie Smith
American musician
14
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
15
Lou Stein
American musician
16
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
17
Conte Candoli
American musician
18
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
19
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
20
Red Rodney
American musician
21
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
22
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
23
Frank Rehak
American musician
24
Alvin Stoller
American musician
25
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
26
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
27
Reunald Jones
American musician
28
Bernie Glow
American musician
29
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
30
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
31
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
32
Tiny Kahn
American drummer
33
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
34
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
35
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
36
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
37
Herbie Harper
American musician
38
Nat Pierce
American musician
39
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
40
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
41
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
42
Carl Fontana
American musician
43
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
44
Morey Feld
American musician
45
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
46
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
47
Bob Carter
American bassist
48
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
49
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
50
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
51
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
52
Lou Levy
American pianist and jazz musician
53
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
54
Steve Jordan
American musician
55
Don Lamond
American musician
56
George Duvivier
American musician
57
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
58
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
59
Eddie Jones
American musician
60
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
61
A. K. Salim
American musician
62
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
63
Ray Linn
American musician
64
Al Porcino
American musician
65
Tommy Pederson
American musician
66
Specs Powell
American musician
67
Lou McGarity
American musician
68
Sonny Igoe
American musician
69
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
70
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
71
Jimmy Raney
American musician
72
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist
73
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
74
Art Mardigan
American musician
75
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
76
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
77
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
78
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
79
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
80
Aaron Sachs
American musician
81
Frank Socolow
American musician
82
Richie Kamuca
American musician
83
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
84
Sam Donahue
American musician
85
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
86
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
87
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
88
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
