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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
1
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
2
Bill Crow
American bassist
3
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
4
Larry Bunker
American musician
5
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
6
Mel Lewis
American musician
7
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
8
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
9
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
10
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
11
Gene Quill
American musician
12
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
13
George Duvivier
American musician
14
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
15
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
16
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
17
Frank Rehak
American musician
18
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
19
Joe Benjamin
American musician
20
Don Butterfield
American musician
21
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
22
Specs Powell
American musician
23
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
24
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
25
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
26
Eddie Bert
American musician
27
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
28
Gus Johnson
American musician
29
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
30
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
31
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
32
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
33
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
34
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
35
Jimmy Raney
American musician
36
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
37
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
38
Teddy Kotick
American musician
39
Willie Dennis
jazz musician
40
Roger Kellaway
American pianist
41
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
42
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
43
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
44
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
45
Bernie Glow
American musician
46
Marky Markowitz
American musician
47
Gene Cherico
American musician
48
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
49
Willie Bobo
American musician
50
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
51
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
52
Stan Levey
American musician
53
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
54
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
55
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
56
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
57
Teddy Charles
American musician
58
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
59
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
60
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
61
Peck Morrison
American musician
62
Charlie Rouse
American musician
63
Conte Candoli
American musician
64
Connie Kay
American musician
65
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
66
Dick Katz
American musician
67
Walter Perkins
American drummer
68
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter (born 1927)
69
James Buffington
American musician
70
Richie Kamuca
American musician
71
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
72
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
73
Gene Ramey
American musician
74
Johnny Griffin
American musician
75
Percy Heath
American musician
76
Emil Richards
American musician
77
Bill Barber
American musician
