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Jimmy Knepper
American musician
1
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
2
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
3
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
4
Teddy Charles
American musician
5
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
6
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
7
Gene Quill
American musician
8
Frank Rehak
American musician
9
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
10
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
11
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
12
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
13
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
14
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
15
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
16
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
17
Eddie Bert
American musician
18
Cozy Cole
American musician
19
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
20
Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
21
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
22
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
23
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
24
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
25
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
26
Teddy Kotick
American musician
27
Dave Bailey
American drummer
28
Herbie Harper
American musician
29
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
30
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
31
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
32
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
33
Johnny Hartman
Jazz Singer
34
Gene Roland
American composer
35
J. C. Heard
American musician
36
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
37
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
38
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
39
Percy Heath
American musician
40
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
41
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
42
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
43
Jack Montrose
American musician
44
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
45
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
46
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
47
Don Butterfield
American musician
48
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
49
John LaPorta
American clarinetist
50
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
51
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
52
Jimmy Raney
American musician
53
Claude Hopkins
American pianist
54
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
55
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
56
Dick Katz
American musician
57
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
58
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
59
Tommy Pederson
American musician
60
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
61
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
62
George Coleman
American musician
63
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
64
Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer
65
Quentin Jackson
American musician
66
Roland Hanna
American pianist
67
Don Lamond
American musician
68
Bill Hardman
American musician
69
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
70
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
71
Mel Lewis
American musician
72
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
73
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
74
Ray Santisi
Pianist, composer, arranger, college professor, recording artist
75
Aaron Sachs
American musician
76
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
77
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
78
Alvin Stoller
American musician
79
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
80
Specs Powell
American musician
81
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
82
Claude Williamson
American pianist
