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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
