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Don Lamond
American musician
1
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
2
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
3
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
4
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
5
Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
6
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
7
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
8
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
9
Randy Sandke
American musician
10
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
11
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
12
Francis Williams
American jazz musician
13
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
14
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
15
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
16
Eddie Safranski
American musician
17
Buddy Deppenschmidt
American jazz drummer
18
Ben Smith
American jazz alto saxophonist, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist
19
Joe Gallivan
American musician
20
Danny Gottlieb
American drummer
21
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
22
Kevin Eubanks
musician, band leader
23
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
24
Richie Powell
American pianist
25
Bernie Privin
American musician
26
Ziggy Elman
American musician
27
Bill Mobley
American musician
28
David Benoit
American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)
29
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
30
Billy Butterfield
American musician
31
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
32
Joe Garland
American musician
33
Red Rodney
American musician
34
Charlie Spivak
bandleader
35
Carson Smith
American musician
36
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
37
Laurie Frink
American musician and music educator
38
George Adams
musician
39
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
40
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
41
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
42
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)
43
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
44
Jaki Byard
American musician
45
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
46
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
47
Johnny Best
American musician
48
Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
49
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
50
Russell Smith
American jazz musician
51
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
52
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
53
Charlie Teagarden
American musician
54
Fess Williams
American musician
55
Buster Bailey
American musician
56
Matthew Gee
American musician
57
Snooky Young
American musician
58
Teddy Bunn
American musician
59
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
60
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
61
Manny Albam
musician and composer
62
Charlie Green
American jazz trombonist
63
Joe Magnarelli
American musician
64
Joe Albany
American pianist
65
Stu Martin
American musician
66
Money Johnson
American musician
67
Dick Vance
American musician
68
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
69
Reginald Veal
American musician
70
Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
71
Charlie Rouse
American musician
72
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
73
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
74
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
75
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
76
Ronnie Scott
British musician
77
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist
78
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
79
Sylvester Ahola
American trumpeter and cornetist
