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Monty Budwig
American double bassist
1
Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist and composer (1928-1976)
2
John Pisano
American musician
3
Jerry Granelli
American-born Canadian jazz drummer
4
Gene Cherico
American musician
5
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
6
Russell Procope
American musician
7
Claus Ogerman
German composer
8
Joe Pass
American musician
9
Dom Um Romão
Brazilian jazz drummer, percussionist
10
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
11
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
12
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
13
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
14
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
15
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
16
William Frank Reichenbach Sr.
American musician
17
George Duvivier
American musician
18
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
19
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
20
Donald Bailey
American jazz drummer
21
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
22
Paul Humphrey
American musician
23
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
24
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
25
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
26
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
27
Emil Richards
American musician
28
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
29
Charlie Byrd
American guitarist
30
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
31
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
32
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
33
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
34
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
35
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
36
Carmell Jones
American trumpeter
37
Alan Dawson
American musician
38
Chuck Berghofer
American musician
39
Al Grey
American jazz musician
40
Al Viola
American musician
41
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
42
Milt Jackson
American musician
43
Carson Smith
American musician
44
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
45
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist
46
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
47
Dave Bailey
American drummer
48
Eddie Duran
American jazz guitarist
49
Connie Kay
American musician
50
Jake Hanna
American drummer
51
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
52
Benny Bailey
American musician
53
Conte Candoli
American musician
54
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
55
Larry Bunker
American musician
56
Charlie Rouse
American musician
57
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
58
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
59
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
60
Harold Land
American musician
61
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
