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Mel Lewis
American musician
1
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
2
Bill Crow
American bassist
3
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
4
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
5
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
6
Dave Bailey
American drummer
7
Gene Quill
American musician
8
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
9
Eddie Bert
American musician
10
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
11
Jimmy Raney
American musician
12
Larry Bunker
American musician
13
Gus Johnson
American musician
14
Eddie Jones
American musician
15
Don Butterfield
American musician
16
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
17
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
18
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
19
Conte Candoli
American musician
20
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
21
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
22
Teddy Kotick
American musician
23
Frank Rehak
American musician
24
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
25
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
26
Joe Newman
American musician
27
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
28
Joe Benjamin
American musician
29
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
30
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
31
Manny Albam
musician and composer
32
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
33
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
34
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
35
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
36
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
37
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
38
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
39
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
40
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
41
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
42
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
43
Richie Kamuca
American musician
44
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
45
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
46
George Duvivier
American musician
47
Bill Barber
American musician
48
Stan Levey
American musician
49
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
50
Bernie Glow
American musician
51
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
52
Connie Kay
American musician
53
James Buffington
American musician
54
Phil Urso
American musician, tenor saxophone
55
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
56
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
57
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
58
Wyatt Ruther
American musician
59
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
60
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
61
Willie Dennis
jazz musician
62
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
63
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
64
Carson Smith
American musician
65
Claude Williamson
American pianist
66
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
67
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
68
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
69
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
70
Percy Heath
American musician
71
Henry Coker
American musician
72
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
73
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
74
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
75
Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
76
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
77
Don Fagerquist
American musician
78
Art Pepper
American musician
79
Milt Bernhart
American musician
80
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
81
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
82
Reunald Jones
American musician
83
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
84
Dave Pell
American musician
