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Buddy Tate
American musician
1
Gene Ramey
American musician
2
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
3
Joe Newman
American musician
4
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
5
Gus Johnson
American musician
6
Joe Benjamin
American musician
7
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
8
Emmett Berry
American musician
9
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
10
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
11
Shad Collins
American musician
12
Dicky Wells
American jazz trombonist
13
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
14
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
15
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
16
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
17
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
18
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
19
Earle Warren
jazz musician
20
Benny Morton
American musician
21
Henderson Chambers
American musician
22
Budd Johnson
American musician
23
Charles Thompson
American pianist
24
Steve Jordan
American musician
25
George Duvivier
American musician
26
Bennie Green
American musician
27
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
28
J. C. Heard
American musician
29
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
30
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
31
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
32
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
33
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist
34
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
35
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
36
Buster Bailey
American musician
37
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
38
Joe Thomas
trumpeter
39
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
40
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
41
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
42
Mel Lewis
American musician
43
Aaron Bell
American musician
44
Eddie Jones
American musician
45
Peanuts Holland
American musician
46
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
47
Ronnell Bright
American musician
48
Nat Pierce
American musician
49
Al Grey
American jazz musician
50
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
51
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
52
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
53
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
54
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
55
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
56
Walter Page
American jazz musician
57
Quentin Jackson
American musician
58
Russell Procope
American musician
59
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
60
J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
61
Don Byas
American musician
62
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
63
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
64
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
65
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
66
Reunald Jones
American musician
67
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
68
Bud Freeman
American musician
69
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
70
Ruby Braff
American musician
71
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
72
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
73
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
74
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
75
Julian Dash
American musician
76
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
77
Money Johnson
American musician
