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Lonnie Liston Smith
American pianist
1
Al Grey
American jazz musician
2
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
3
Leon Thomas
American singer
4
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
5
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
6
Cecil McBee
American bassist
7
Chico Hamilton
American musician
8
Esmond Edwards
American photographer and record producer
9
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
10
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
11
John Klemmer
American musician
12
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
13
Chuck Domanico
American musician
14
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician
15
Sonny Burke
American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer (1914-1980)
16
Johnny Hartman
Jazz Singer
17
Ruby Braff
American musician
18
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
19
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
20
Milt Gabler
record producer from the United States
21
Creed Taylor
American record producer
22
Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
23
Dennis Budimir
American musician
24
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
25
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
26
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
27
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
28
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
29
Aaron Bell
American musician
30
John Guerin
American drummer
31
George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; President of the Songwriters Guild of America (1921-2010)
32
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
33
Steve Marcus
American musician
34
Teresa Brewer
US pop singer
35
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
36
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
37
Willie Bobo
American musician
38
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
39
George Duvivier
American musician
40
Buddy Childers
American musician
41
Plas Johnson
American musician
42
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
43
Bud Freeman
American musician
44
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
45
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
46
Lorez Alexandria
American musician
47
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
48
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
49
Buddy Collette
American musician
50
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
51
Howard Johnson
American musician
52
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician
53
Jackie Kelso
musician
