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Bill Mays
American pianist
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Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
2
Roy McCurdy
jazz drummer
3
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
4
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
5
Mickey Tucker
American pianist
6
The L.A. Four
7
Larry Bunker
American musician
8
Roy Harte
Jazz drummer, jazz record label founder
9
Al Hendrickson
American musician
10
Harry Babasin
American musician
11
Mike Wofford
American pianist
12
Dennis Budimir
American musician
13
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
14
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
15
Rufus Reid
American musician
16
Herbie Harper
American musician
17
Emil Richards
American musician
18
Jeff Hamilton
American musician
19
Chuck Redd
American musician
20
Al Viola
American musician
21
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
22
Ben Riley
American drummer
23
Don Menza
American saxophonist
24
Jake Hanna
American drummer
25
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
26
Don Grolnick
American musician
27
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
28
Chuck Domanico
American musician
29
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
30
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
31
Bob Sheppard
American musician
32
Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)
33
John Guerin
American drummer
34
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
35
Eddie Gladden
American musician
36
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
37
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
38
George Duvivier
American musician
39
Cal Collins
American musician
40
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
41
Poncho Sanchez
American musician
42
Albert Heath
American drummer
43
Plas Johnson
American musician
44
Alan Broadbent
Jazz Pianist
45
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
46
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
47
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
48
Harold Jones
American musician and drummer
49
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
50
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
51
Richie Cole
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger
52
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
53
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
54
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
55
Peter Erskine
American musician
56
Milt Holland
American drummer, percussionist, musicologist and writer
57
John Oddo
American pianist
58
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
59
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
60
John Pisano
American musician
61
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
62
Doug Sax
American mastering engineer
63
Scott Hamilton
American musician
64
Larry Carlton
American musician
65
Peter Sprague
American musician
66
Rick Marotta
American musician
67
Waddy Wachtel
American musician, composer and record producer
68
Al Foster
American musician
69
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
70
Ray Drummond
American musician
71
Raymond Lee Brown
American musician
72
George Masso
American musician
73
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
74
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
75
Jackie Kelso
musician
76
Red Rodney
American musician
77
Eric Gale
American musician
78
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
79
Steve LaSpina
American musician, artist, educator
80
Paul Humphrey
American musician
81
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
82
John Clayton
American jazz and classical double bassist
83
Lenny White
American drummer
