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Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
1
Money Johnson
American musician
2
Ray Nance
American musician
3
Ed Allen
musician
4
Willie Cook
American musician
5
Dick Vance
American musician
6
Bennie Green
American musician
7
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
8
Omer Simeon
American musician
9
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
10
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
11
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
12
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
13
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
14
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
15
Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader
16
June Clark
Jazz trumpeter and cornetist
17
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
18
Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist
19
Barrie Lee Hall, Jr.
American jazz musician, music director and band leader
20
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
21
Tricky Sam Nanton
American musician
22
Budd Johnson
American musician
23
Red Rodney
American musician
24
Charlie Irvis
American musician
25
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
26
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
27
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
28
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
29
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
30
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
31
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
32
Shirley Clay
American musician
33
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
34
Bill Berry
American musician
35
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
36
Benny Harris
American jazz trumpeter
37
Louis Metcalf
American musician
38
Nat Towles
jazz musician
39
Shorty Baker
American musician
40
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
41
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
42
Hayes Alvis
musician
43
Andy Gibson
American musician
44
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
45
Francis Williams
American jazz musician
46
George Freeman
American musician
47
Tony Fruscella
jazz musician
48
Russell Procope
American musician
49
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
50
Wallace Roney
American musician
51
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
52
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
53
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
54
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
55
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
56
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
57
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
58
Herbie Jones
American musician
59
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
60
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
61
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
62
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
63
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
64
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
65
Nick LaRocca
American jazz musician
66
Speedy Jones
American drummer
