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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Don Byas
American musician
2
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
3
Chu Berry
American musician
4
Wardell Gray
American musician
5
Red Norvo
American musician
6
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
7
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
8
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
9
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
10
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
11
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
12
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
13
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
14
John Kirby
jazz bassist
15
Eddie Bert
American musician
16
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
17
Budd Johnson
American musician
18
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
19
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
20
Herbie Harper
American musician
21
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
22
Earl Bostic
American musician
23
Jimmy Blanton
American musician
24
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
25
Dave Tough
American drummer
26
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
27
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
28
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
29
Sid Catlett
American musician
30
Slam Stewart
American musician
31
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
32
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
33
Benny Morton
American musician
34
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
35
Al Klink
American musician
36
George Freeman
American musician
37
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
38
Dave Matthews
American musician
39
Charles Thompson
American pianist
40
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic
41
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer
42
Eddie Durham
American musician
43
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
44
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
45
Babe Russin
American musician
46
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
47
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
48
Bob Carter
American bassist
49
Bunny Berigan
American musician
50
Arnold Fishkind
American musician
51
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
52
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
53
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
54
Benny Bailey
American musician
55
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
56
Duke Jordan
American musician
57
Jackie Mills
58
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
59
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
