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Ray Nance
American musician
1
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
2
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
3
Jimmy Blanton
American musician
4
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
5
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
6
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
7
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
8
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
9
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
10
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
11
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
12
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
13
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
14
Money Johnson
American musician
15
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
16
Shorty Baker
American musician
17
Willie Cook
American musician
18
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
19
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
20
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
21
Russell Procope
American musician
22
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
23
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
24
Skeeter Best
American musician
25
Bill Berry
American musician
26
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
27
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
28
Billy Eckstine
American musician
29
Herbie Jones
American musician
30
Hayes Alvis
musician
31
Al Lucas
Canadian jazz musician
32
Les Spann
American guitarist
33
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
34
Butch Warren
American musician
35
Norris Turney
American musician
