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Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
1
Seldon Powell
American musician
2
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
3
Duke Jordan
American musician
4
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
5
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
6
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
7
Don Patterson
American jazz organist
8
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
9
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
10
Dave Bailey
American drummer
11
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
12
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
13
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
14
Bob Bushnell
musician
15
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
16
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
17
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
18
Earl May
American musician
19
Connie Kay
American musician
20
George Coleman
American musician
21
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
22
Ben Riley
American drummer
23
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
24
Joe Newman
American musician
25
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
26
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
27
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
28
James Buffington
American musician
29
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
30
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
31
Reggie Johnson
American musician
32
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
33
Larance Marable
American musician
34
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
35
Percy Heath
American musician
36
Billy Butler
American musician
37
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
38
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
39
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
40
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
41
Paul Chambers
American musician
42
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
43
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
44
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
45
Roland Alexander
musician
46
Bennie Green
American musician
47
Larry Gales
American musician
48
Tommy Potter
American musician
49
Earl Bostic
American musician
50
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
51
Will Davis
Jazz pianist
52
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
53
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
54
Frank Gant
American jazz drummer
55
Skeeter Best
American musician
56
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
57
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
58
Aaron Bell
American musician
59
Gildo Mahones
American pianist
60
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
61
Milt Jackson
American musician
62
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
63
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
64
Cal Massey
American musician
65
Herman Wright
American jazz musician
66
Victor Sproles
American musician
67
Mel Lewis
American musician
