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Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
1
Bob Bushnell
musician
2
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
3
George Duvivier
American musician
4
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
5
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
6
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
7
Joe Newman
American musician
8
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
9
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
10
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
11
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
12
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
13
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
14
Eric Gale
American musician
15
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
16
Seldon Powell
American musician
17
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
18
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
19
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
20
George Coleman
American musician
21
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
22
Willie Bobo
American musician
23
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
24
Ben Riley
American drummer
25
Don Patterson
American jazz organist
26
Hugh Lawson
American pianist
27
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
28
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
29
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
30
Les Spann
American guitarist
31
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
32
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
33
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
34
Thornel Schwartz
American jazz guitarist
35
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
36
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
37
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
38
Al Grey
American jazz musician
39
Roland Hanna
American pianist
40
Larry Young
American jazz musician
41
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
42
Freddie Waits
American musician
43
Bill Jennings
musical artist
44
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
45
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
46
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
47
Bernie Glow
American musician
48
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
49
Gene Quill
American musician
50
Snooky Young
American musician
51
Paul Humphrey
American musician
52
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
53
George Barrow
American jazz musician
54
Mel Lewis
American musician
55
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
56
Benny Bailey
American musician
57
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
58
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
59
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
60
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
61
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
62
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
63
Eric Dixon
American jazz musician
64
Bobby Durham
American musician
65
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
66
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
67
Harold Vick
American musician
68
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
69
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
70
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
71
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
72
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
73
Warren Smith
American musician
74
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
75
James Buffington
American musician
76
Richard Holmes
American organist
77
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
78
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
79
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
80
Rudy Collins
American musician
81
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
82
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
83
Dave Bailey
American drummer
84
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
85
Patti Bown
American musician
86
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
87
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
88
Haywood Henry
American jazz baritone saxophonist
89
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
90
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
