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Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
1
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
2
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
3
George Duvivier
American musician
4
Bernie Glow
American musician
5
Eddie Bert
American musician
6
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
7
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
8
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
9
James Buffington
American musician
10
Don Butterfield
American musician
11
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
12
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
13
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
14
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
15
Quentin Jackson
American musician
16
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
17
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
18
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
19
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
20
Seldon Powell
American musician
21
Joe Newman
American musician
22
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
23
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
24
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
25
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
26
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
27
Manny Albam
musician and composer
28
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
29
Snooky Young
American musician
30
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
31
Percy Heath
American musician
32
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
33
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
34
Dave Bailey
American drummer
35
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
36
Frank Rehak
American musician
37
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
38
Gus Johnson
American musician
39
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
40
Buddy Collette
American musician
41
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
42
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
43
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
44
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
45
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
46
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
47
Willie Bobo
American musician
48
Roland Hanna
American pianist
49
Charlie Rouse
American musician
50
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
51
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
52
Jay Berliner
American musician
53
Rolf Kühn
German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader
54
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
55
Mel Lewis
American musician
56
Dick Katz
American musician
57
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
58
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
59
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
60
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
61
Milt Jackson
American musician
62
Jimmy Raney
American musician
63
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
64
Howard Johnson
American musician
65
Connie Kay
American musician
66
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
67
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
68
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
69
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
70
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
71
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
72
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
73
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
74
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
75
Ray Copeland
American musician
76
Warren Smith
American musician
77
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
78
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
79
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
80
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
81
Al Grey
American jazz musician
82
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
83
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
84
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
85
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
86
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
