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Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
1
Eric Gale
American musician
2
Barry Rogers
American musician
3
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
4
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
5
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
6
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
7
Richard Tee
American musician
8
Roger Hawkins
American drummer
9
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
10
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
11
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
12
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
13
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
14
David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
15
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
16
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
17
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
18
Larry Carlton
American musician
19
Dennis Budimir
American musician
20
Harvey Mason
American drummer
21
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
22
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
23
Rick Marotta
American musician
24
Andrew Love
American musician
25
Barry Beckett
American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder
26
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
27
Chris Parker
American drummer
28
Marky Markowitz
American musician
29
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
30
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
31
Jay Berliner
American musician
32
James Gadson
American musician
33
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
34
Paul Griffin
American session musician and pianist
35
Buzz Feiten
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier
36
Tom Malone
American musician
37
Morris Jennings
American musician
38
Chuck Domanico
American musician
39
Don Menza
American saxophonist
40
John Tropea
American musician
41
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
42
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
43
Harold Vick
American musician
44
David Spinozza
American musician
45
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
46
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
47
Wayne Jackson
American musician
48
Emil Richards
American musician
49
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
50
Jim Keltner
American session drummer
51
Hugh McCracken
American session musician
52
Joe Beck
American musician
53
Dave Taylor
American musician
54
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
55
Paul Humphrey
American musician
56
Plas Johnson
American musician
57
Snooky Young
American musician
58
Frank Vicari
American musician
59
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
60
Jackie Kelso
musician
61
Larry Knechtel
American session musician
62
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
63
Warren Smith
American musician
64
Wilton Felder
American musician
65
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
66
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
67
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
68
George Duvivier
American musician
69
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
70
Jay Migliori
American saxophonist
71
Philip Catherine
musician
72
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
73
Fred Tackett
American musician
74
Bernie Glow
American musician
75
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
76
Howard Johnson
American musician
77
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
78
André Ceccarelli
French musician
79
Kiane Zawadi
American jazz musician
80
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
81
John Guerin
American drummer
