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Harry Edison

American trumpeter

1

Quentin Jackson

American musician

2

Zoot Sims

American jazz saxophonist

3

Budd Johnson

American musician

4

Joe Newman

American musician

5

Jerome Richardson

American jazz multi-instrumentalist

6

Julius Watkins

American jazz musician

7

Al Grey

American jazz musician

8

Sam Woodyard

American jazz drummer

9

Britt Woodman

American jazz trombonist

10

Frank Wess

American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger

11

George Duvivier

American musician

12

Jimmy Cleveland

American jazz trombonist

13

Snooky Young

American musician

14

Don Butterfield

American musician

15

Freddie Green

American jazz guitarist

16

Ed Shaughnessy

American jazz drummer

17

Milt Jackson

American musician

18

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

19

Thad Jones

American jazz trumpeter

20

Billy Byers

American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)

21

Joe Wilder

American trumpeter

22

Bernie Glow

American musician

23

Ben Webster

American saxophonist

24

Cat Anderson

American jazz trumpeter

25

Reunald Jones

American musician

26

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer

27

Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist

28

Les Spann

American guitarist

29

Charlie Persip

American jazz drummer

30

Jimmy Maxwell

American musician

31

Bob Cranshaw

American musician

32

Dave Bailey

American drummer

33

Joe Benjamin

American musician

34

Osie Johnson

American jazz drummer, arranger and singer

35

Phil Woods

American saxophonist

36

Danny Bank

American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist

37

Richard Williams

American jazz trumpeter

38

Ernie Wilkins

American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger

39

Jimmy Nottingham

American musician

40

Charlie Fowlkes

American musician

41

Speedy Jones

American drummer

42

Al Cohn

American saxophonist

43

Louie Bellson

American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator

44

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician

45

Billy Mitchell

American jazz tenor saxophonist

46

Art Davis

American double-bassist

47

Jo Jones

American jazz drummer

48

Seldon Powell

American musician

49

Cecil Payne

American jazz saxophonist

50

Mickey Roker

American jazz drummer

51

Ernie Royal

American jazz trumpeter

52

Coleman Hawkins

American jazz saxophonist

53

Buddy DeFranco

American jazz clarinetist and bandleader

54

Åke Persson

Swedish musician

55

Ed Thigpen

American jazz drummer

56

Connie Kay

American musician

57

James Buffington

American musician

58

Gus Johnson

American musician

59

Buster Cooper

American trombonist

60

Patti Bown

American musician

61

Lawrence Brown

jazz trombonist

62

Barry Galbraith

American guitarist

63

Major Holley

American jazz upright bassist

64

Jimmy Hamilton

American jazz musician

65

Ray Nance

American musician

66

Charlie Rouse

American musician

67

Booty Wood

American jazz musician

68

Sam Jones

American double bassist and cellist

69

Al Aarons

American jazz trumpeter

70

Julian Priester

American jazz trombonist

71

Bill Berry

American musician

72

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

American saxophonist

73

Wendell Marshall

American jazz musician; double bassist

74

Jimmy Woode

American bassist

75

Eddie Bert

American musician

76

Gary McFarland

American jazz musician

77

Charlie Shavers

jazz trumpeter

78

Russell Procope

American musician

79

Benny Bailey

American musician

80

Willie Bobo

American musician

81

Nick Travis

American jazz musician

82

Henry Coker

American musician

83

Jerry Dodgion

American musician

84

Eddie Preston

American musician

85

Jack Nimitz

American saxophonist

86

Count Basie Orchestra

American big band led by Count Basie

87

Count Basie

American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)

88

Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader