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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
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Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
2
Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
3
Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
4
Buster Cooper
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
5
Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
6
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
7
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
8
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
9
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
10
Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
11
Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
12
Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
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Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
14
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
15
Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
17
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
18
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
19
Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
20
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
21
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
American musician
22
Harry Carney
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
23
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
25
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
26
Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
27
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Herbie Jones
Herbie Jones
American musician
29
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
30
Eddie Preston
Eddie Preston
American musician
31
Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
32
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
33
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
34
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
35
Ray Copeland
Ray Copeland
American musician
36
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
37
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
38
Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
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Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
40
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
41
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
44
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
45
Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
46
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Idrees Sulieman
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
48
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
49
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
50
Aaron Bell
Aaron Bell
American musician
51
Money Johnson
Money Johnson
American musician
52
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
53
Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
54
Joe Temperley
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Tommy Pederson
Tommy Pederson
American musician
56
Ryan Kisor
Ryan Kisor
American musician
57
Richard Williams
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
58
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
59
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
60
Julian Priester
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
62
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
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Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician
65
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
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Speedy Jones
Speedy Jones
American drummer
69
Carl Fontana
Carl Fontana
American musician
70
Matthew Gee
Matthew Gee
American musician
71
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
72
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
75
Henderson Chambers
Henderson Chambers
American musician
76
Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
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Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
78
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
79
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
80
Ed Thigpen
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
81
Jimmy Maxwell
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
82
Marky Markowitz
Marky Markowitz
American musician
83
Willie Cook
Willie Cook
American musician
84
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
85
Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
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Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter

Cat Anderson

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William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson (September 12, 1916 – April 29, 1981) was an American jazz trumpeter known for his long period as a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and for his wide range, especially his ability to play in the altissimo register.