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Ray Nance
American musician
1
Mercer Ellington
American musician
2
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
3
Money Johnson
American musician
4
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
5
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
6
Joya Sherrill
American musician (1924-2010)
7
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
8
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
9
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
10
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
11
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
12
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
13
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
14
Tricky Sam Nanton
American musician
15
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
16
Jimmy Blanton
American musician
17
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
18
Rex Stewart
American jazz cornetist
19
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
20
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
21
Francis Williams
American jazz musician
22
Herbie Jones
American musician
23
Barrie Lee Hall, Jr.
American jazz musician, music director and band leader
24
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
25
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
26
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
27
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
28
Russell Procope
American musician
29
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
30
Dud Bascomb
American musician
31
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
32
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
33
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
34
Skeeter Best
American musician
35
John Kirby
jazz bassist
36
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
37
Joe Benjamin
American musician
38
Matthew Gee
American musician
39
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
40
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
41
Dick Vance
American musician
42
Chris Columbus
American jazz drummer
43
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
44
Shorty Baker
American musician
45
Willie Cook
American musician
46
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
47
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
48
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
49
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
50
Eddie Bert
American musician
51
Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
52
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
53
Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist
54
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
55
Erskine Hawkins
American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama
56
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
57
Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
58
Don Byas
American musician
