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Al Lucas
Canadian jazz musician
1
Bubba Brooks
American musician
2
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
3
Billy Butler
American musician
4
Shep Shepherd
American jazz musician
5
Clifford Scott
American musician & saxophonist
6
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
7
Johnny Pate
American record producer
8
Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
9
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
10
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
11
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
12
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
13
Buster Bailey
American musician
14
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
15
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
16
Jackie Paris
American singer
17
Haywood Henry
American jazz baritone saxophonist
18
George Barnes
American musician
19
Ted Heath
British musician
20
Tommy Brown
American musician
21
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
22
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
23
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
24
Ray Nance
American musician
25
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
26
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
27
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
28
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
29
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
30
Carl Fontana
American musician
31
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
32
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
33
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
34
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
35
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
36
Stafford James
American musician
37
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
38
Reunald Jones
American musician
39
Tony Mottola
guitarist (1918-2004)
40
Joe Newman
American musician
41
Buster Williams
American musician
42
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
43
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
44
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
American band led by Louis Jordan
45
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
46
Mahavishnu Orchestra
American jazz fusion band
47
Andy Martin
Jazz trombonist
48
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
49
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
50
Christian Jacob
French jazz pianist
51
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
52
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
53
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
54
Eddie Henderson
American musician
55
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
56
Buddy Deppenschmidt
American jazz drummer
57
Russell Procope
American musician
58
Snooky Young
American musician
59
Skeeter Best
American musician
60
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
61
Sky
British/Australian instrumental group
62
T Lavitz
American musician
63
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
64
Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
65
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
66
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
67
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
68
James Last
German musician
69
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
70
Bill Bruford
English drummer
71
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
72
June Christy
American singer
73
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
74
Johnny Frigo
American jazz musician
75
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
76
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
77
Gwilym Simcock
British musician
