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Alvin Stoller
American musician
1
Tommy Pederson
American musician
2
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
3
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
4
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
5
Herbie Harper
American musician
6
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
7
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
8
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
9
Willie Smith
American musician
10
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
11
Joe Newman
American musician
12
Frank Rehak
American musician
13
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
14
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
15
Don Fagerquist
American musician
16
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
17
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
18
Lou Stein
American musician
19
Conte Candoli
American musician
20
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
21
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
22
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
23
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
24
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
25
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
26
Nat Pierce
American musician
27
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
28
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
29
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
30
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
31
Eddie Bert
American musician
32
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
33
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
34
Joe Puma
American musician
35
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
36
Ray Linn
American musician
37
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
38
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
39
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
40
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
41
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
42
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
43
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
44
Reunald Jones
American musician
45
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
46
Milt Bernhart
American musician
47
Seldon Powell
American musician
48
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
49
Gene Ramey
American musician
50
Henry Coker
American musician
51
Eddie Jones
American musician
52
George Duvivier
American musician
53
Tony Scott
American jazz clarinetist, musician
54
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
55
Al Porcino
American musician
56
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
57
Emmett Berry
American musician
58
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
59
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
60
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
61
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
62
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
63
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
64
Teddy Kotick
American musician
65
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
66
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
67
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
68
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist
69
Aaron Bell
American musician
70
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
71
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
72
Don Elliott
jazz musician
73
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
74
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
75
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
76
Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
77
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
78
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
79
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
80
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
81
James Buffington
American musician
82
A. K. Salim
American musician
83
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
84
Aaron Sachs
American musician
85
Jimmy Raney
American musician
86
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
87
Matthew Gee
American musician
88
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
