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Wellman Braud
American musician
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Allan Jaffe
African-American jazz musician
2
Steve Brown
jazz musician best known for his work on string bass
3
George Lewis
American musician
4
Walter Page
American jazz musician
5
Sammy Rimington
British musician
6
Kid Howard
American musician
7
Placide Adams
American jazz musician
8
Josiah "Cie" Frazier
New Orleans jazz musician
9
George "Sheik" Colar
New Orleans jazz musician
10
Tony Garnier
American musician
11
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
12
Kid Thomas Valentine
American jazz musician
13
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
14
Reginald Veal
American musician
15
Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau
New Orleans jazz musician
16
John Kirby
jazz bassist
17
Chink Martin
American jazz tuba player
18
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
19
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
20
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
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Cleveland Eaton
American musician
22
William Manuel Johnson
American double bassist
23
Emanuel Sayles
American musician
24
Walter Payton
American musician
25
Steve Masakowski
musical artist
26
Pops Foster
American musician
27
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
28
John Robichaux
New Orleans jazz musician
29
Richard Davis
American double-bassist
30
Gregg Stafford
American jazz musician and educator
31
Olympia Brass Band
musical group
32
Rufus Reid
American musician
33
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
34
Raymond Burke
American jazz musician
35
Jimmie Noone
American musician
36
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Nat Towles
jazz musician
38
Lars Edegran
Swedish musician
39
Leroy Jones
American musician
40
Albert Burbank
American jazz clarinetist
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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
42
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
43
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
American musical group; New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band
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Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
45
Percy Heath
American musician
46
Frank Fields
American musician
47
Buddy Collette
American musician
48
Punch Miller
American musician
49
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
50
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
51
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016)
