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Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
1
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
2
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
3
Jamil Nasser
American bassist
4
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
5
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
6
Jimmie Smith
American jazz drummer
7
George Duvivier
American musician
8
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
9
George Coleman
American musician
10
A. K. Salim
American musician
11
Harold Mabern
American pianist
12
Seldon Powell
American musician
13
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
14
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
15
Al Grey
American jazz musician
16
Skeeter Best
American musician
17
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
18
James Buffington
American musician
19
Joe Newman
American musician
20
James Williams
American jazz pianist
21
Hank Garland
American musician
22
Warren Chiasson
Canadian vibraphonist
23
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
24
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
25
Bill Black
American bassist
26
Louis Hayes
American drummer
27
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
28
Billy Butler
American musician
29
Manny Albam
musician and composer
30
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
31
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
32
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
33
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
34
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
35
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
36
Les Spann
American guitarist
37
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
38
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
39
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
40
Abu Talib
musician
41
Harold Land
American musician
42
Buddy Terry
American musician
43
Bernie Glow
American musician
44
Luther Tucker
American musician
45
Don Lamond
American musician
46
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
47
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
48
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
49
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
50
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
