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Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
1
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
2
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
3
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
4
Walter Perkins
American drummer
5
George Tucker
American musician
6
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
7
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
8
Ted Curson
Jazz trumpeter
9
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
10
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
11
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
12
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
13
Quentin Jackson
American musician
14
George Coleman
American musician
15
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
16
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
17
Alan Dawson
American musician
18
Ray Copeland
American musician
19
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
20
Frank Strozier
American saxophonist
21
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
22
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
23
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
24
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
25
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
26
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
27
Don Patterson
American jazz organist
28
George Duvivier
American musician
29
Bennie Green
American musician
30
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
31
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
32
Reggie Johnson
American musician
33
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
34
Roy Brooks
American drummer
35
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
36
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
37
Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
38
Carmell Jones
American trumpeter
39
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
40
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
41
Benny Bailey
American musician
42
Budd Johnson
American musician
43
Johnny Griffin
American musician
44
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
45
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
46
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
47
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
48
Don Butterfield
American musician
49
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
50
Les Spann
American guitarist
51
Connie Kay
American musician
52
Harold Vick
American musician
53
Al Harewood
American jazz drummer
54
Larry Young
American jazz musician
55
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer
56
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
57
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
58
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
59
Seldon Powell
American musician
60
Albert Heath
American drummer
61
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
62
Lennie McBrowne
American musician
63
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
64
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
65
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
66
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
67
Charlie Rouse
American musician
68
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
69
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
70
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
71
Louis Hayes
American drummer
72
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
73
Peck Morrison
American musician
74
James Buffington
American musician
75
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
76
Teddy Charles
American musician
77
Charles Tolliver
American musician
78
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
