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Richie Kamuca
American musician
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Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
2
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
3
Conte Candoli
American musician
4
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
5
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
7
Don Fagerquist
American musician
8
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
9
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
10
Milt Bernhart
American musician
11
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
12
Curtis Counce
American musician
13
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
14
Art Pepper
American musician
15
Stan Levey
American musician
16
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
17
Mel Lewis
American musician
18
Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
19
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
20
Buddy Childers
American musician
21
Larry Bunker
American musician
22
Carl Fontana
American musician
23
Al Porcino
American musician
24
Herbie Harper
American musician
25
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
27
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
28
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
29
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
30
George Roberts
American trombonist
31
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
32
Claude Williamson
American pianist
33
Dave Pell
American musician
34
John Graas
American musician
35
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
36
Al Hendrickson
American musician
37
Frank Capp
American musician
38
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
39
Jack Montrose
American musician
40
Bob Gordon
American musician
41
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
42
Harry Betts
American jazz trombonist (1922-2012)
43
June Christy
American singer
44
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
45
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
46
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
47
Howard Rumsey
American musician
48
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
49
Alvin Stoller
American musician
50
Pete Jolly
American musician
51
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
52
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
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Eddie Bert
American musician
54
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
55
Russ Freeman
American musician
56
Dick Nash
American musician
57
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
58
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
59
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
60
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
61
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
62
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
63
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
64
Carson Smith
American musician
65
Willie Smith
American musician
66
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
67
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
68
Gene Quill
American musician
69
Manny Albam
musician and composer
70
George Duvivier
American musician
71
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist
72
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
73
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
