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Ricky Ford

American jazz tenor saxophonist

1

Jack Walrath

Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader

2

Dannie Richmond

American drummer

3

Don Pullen

American jazz pianist and organist

4

Hamiet Bluiett

American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer

5

George Adams

musician

6

Cecil McBee

American bassist

7

Cameron Brown

American musician

8

Mike Richmond

American musician

9

Jimmy Knepper

American musician

10

Johnny Coles

American trumpeter

11

Olu Dara

American musician

12

Beaver Harris

American musician

13

Hugh Lawson

American pianist

14

James Newton

American flautist, composer, and conductor

15

Albert Dailey

American musician

16

Ted Curson

Jazz trumpeter

17

Jay Berliner

American musician

18

Howard Johnson

American musician

19

Clifford Jordan

American jazz saxophone player

20

Phillip Wilson

American drummer (1941-1992)

21

Jimmy Raney

American musician

22

Don Moye

American percussionist

23

Danny Mixon

American musician

24

Roland Hanna

American pianist

25

Horace Parlan

American-Danish jazz pianist

26

Ronnie Burrage

American musician

27

Charlie Mariano

American alto saxophonist

28

Ray Mantilla

American jazz drummer

29

Andrew Cyrille

American avant-garde jazz drummer

30

Jay Hoggard

American musician

31

Charles Mingus

American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader

32

Abdul Wadud

musician

33

Eddie Bert

American musician

34

Joe Farrell

American saxophonist

35

Victor Feldman

English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist

36

Eddie Gomez

Puerto Rican bassist

37

Larry Coryell

American guitarist

38

Sammy Figueroa

American percussionist

39

George Coleman

American musician

40

Wayne Andre

American trombonist

41

Richard Williams

American jazz trumpeter

42

Bob Stewart

American musician

43

Jon Faddis

Jazz trumpet player

44

Britt Woodman

American jazz trombonist

45

Pepper Adams

American saxophonist

46

Jimmy Owens

jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator

47

Randy Brecker

American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)

48

Ronnie Mathews

American musician

49

Jack Wilkins

American musician

50

Steve Lacy

American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer

51

Billy Higgins

American jazz drummer

52

Don Butterfield

American musician

53

Emil Richards

American musician

54

George Mraz

Czech jazz bassist

55

Bill Hardman

American musician

56

Joe Chambers

American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer

57

David Sanborn

American saxophonist

58

Tom Malone

American musician

59

J. D. Parran

American musician

60

Dave Taylor

American musician

61

Thad Jones

American jazz trumpeter

62

Charles McPherson

American jazz alto saxophonist

63

Booker Ervin

American saxophonist

64

Hiram Bullock

American jazz guitarist

65

Zoot Sims

American jazz saxophonist

66

Eric Dolphy

American jazz musician

67

Eddie Preston

American musician

68

Jake Hanna

American drummer

69

Cedar Walton

American hard bop jazz pianist

70

Slide Hampton

American trombonist