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Lou Blackburn

American musician

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Onzy Matthews

American jazz musician (1930-1997)

2

Richard Holmes

American organist

3

Lou Rawls

American record producer

4

Jimmy Bond

American jazz bassist

5

Bud Brisbois

American trumpeter (1937-1978)

6

Booker Ervin

American saxophonist

7

Mel Lewis

American musician

8

Louis Hayes

American drummer

9

Larry Bunker

American musician

10

Dave Bailey

American drummer

11

Sonny Criss

American jazz musician

12

Jack Wilson

American pianist (1936-2007)

13

Harry Edison

American trumpeter

14

Les McCann

American musician

15

Jimmy Witherspoon

American jump blues singer

16

Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist

17

Nat Adderley

American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player

18

Gene Ammons

American jazz tenor saxophonist

19

Dennis Budimir

American musician

20

Frank Rosolino

American jazz trombonist

21

Bobby Bryant

American trumpeter

22

Julius Watkins

American jazz musician

23

Sam Jones

American double bassist and cellist

24

Carmell Jones

American trumpeter

25

Budd Johnson

American musician

26

Osie Johnson

American jazz drummer, arranger and singer

27

Jack Nimitz

American saxophonist

28

Al Cohn

American saxophonist

29

Leroy Vinnegar

American bassist

30

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

31

Lawrence Brown

jazz trombonist

32

Al Hendrickson

American musician

33

Jimmy McGriff

American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)

34

Ron Jefferson

jazz drummer

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Bill Perkins

American jazz musician

36

Joe Newman

American musician

37

Zoot Sims

American jazz saxophonist

38

Monty Budwig

American double bassist

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Herb Ellis

American jazz guitarist

40

Plas Johnson

American musician

41

Victor Feldman

English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist

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Clifford Scott

American musician & saxophonist

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Andy Simpkins

American bassist

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Joe Sample

American pianist

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Howard Roberts

American guitarist

46

Cat Anderson

American jazz trumpeter

47

Paul Humphrey

American musician

48

Jerry Dodgion

American musician

49

Ernie Royal

American jazz trumpeter

50

Stanley Turrentine

American musician

51

Willie Bobo

American musician

52

Emil Richards

American musician

53

Quentin Jackson

American musician

54

Cedar Walton

American hard bop jazz pianist

55

Ben Tucker

American double-bassist

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Herbie Lewis

American musician

57

Milt Bernhart

American musician

58

Jimmy Rowles

American jazz pianist

59

Jimmy Hamilton

American jazz musician

60

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer

61

Connie Kay

American musician

62

Jimmy Smith

American jazz musician

63

George Duvivier

American musician

64

Gildo Mahones

American pianist

65

Pete Candoli

American musician (1923-2008)

66

Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and group leader

67

Bob Cranshaw

American musician

68

Harold Land

American musician

69

Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician

70

The Crusaders

American jazz fusion group

71

Barry Galbraith

American guitarist

72

Israel Crosby

American musician

73

Bill Hardman

American musician

74

Tony Mottola

guitarist (1918-2004)

75

Ray Barretto

Puerto Rican jazz musician

76

Shorty Rogers

American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)

77

Georges Arvanitas

Jazz pianist

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Conte Candoli

American musician

79

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician

80

Billy Higgins

American jazz drummer

81

Stix Hooper

American musician

82

Al Grey

American jazz musician

83

Bill Dowdy

American musician

84

Paul Horn

American flautist in jazz and New Age music

85

Gabe Baltazar

American musician

86

Count Basie Orchestra

American big band led by Count Basie

87

Irving Ashby

American jazz guitarist