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Brian Torff
American musician
1
Chuck Berghofer
American musician
2
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
3
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
4
George Van Eps
musician
5
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
6
Mel Tormé
American recording artist, singer, songwriter, actor, writer, music arranger (1925-1999)
7
Don Thompson
Canadian musician
8
Jay Leonhart
American double bassist, singer, and songwriter
9
Joe Comfort
American musician
10
Tom Ranier
Musician, Instrumentalist
11
Bill Berry
American musician
12
Dave Pell
American musician
13
Walter Norris
American pianist
14
Chuck Wilson
American musician (1948-2018)
15
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
16
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
17
Dennis Irwin
American jazz musician
18
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
19
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
20
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
21
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
22
Jimmy Earl
Musician, producer
23
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
24
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
25
Buddy Collette
American musician
26
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
27
Bill Ramsay
American jazz saxophonist & bandleader
28
Al Porcino
American musician
29
Dave Frishberg
American musician
30
Joe Osborn
American bassist
31
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
32
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
33
Bob Dorough
American pianist and singer
34
Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
35
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
36
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
37
Gregg Bissonette
American drummer
38
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
39
Rufus Reid
American musician
40
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
41
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
42
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
43
Gregg Field
American music producer and musician
44
Russ Tolman
American musician and songwriter
45
Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
46
David Was
American musician, songwriter
47
Art Ryerson
American musician
48
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
49
Randy Sandke
American musician
50
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
51
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
52
Lyle Ritz
American bassist and ukulele player
53
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
54
Neil Swainson
musician and Bassist
55
Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
56
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
57
Carl Frederick Tandberg
American musician
58
Jake Hanna
American drummer
59
Carol Kaye
American bass guitarist
60
Bill Mays
American pianist
61
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
62
Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
63
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
64
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
65
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
66
Rob McConnell
Canadian jazz musician
67
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
68
Gerald Wiggins
American pianist
69
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
70
Chuck Redd
American musician
71
Bob Magnusson
American musician
72
Tim Landers
American musician
73
Johnny Frigo
American jazz musician
74
Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
75
Butch Miles
American jazz drummer
76
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
77
Les DeMerle
American musician
78
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
79
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
80
Big Miller
American blues singer (1922-1992)
81
Buell Neidlinger
American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist
