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John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
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Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
2
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
3
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
4
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
5
Mark Turner
American saxophonist and composer
6
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
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Knut Riisnæs
musician
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Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist
9
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
10
Simon Spillett
British musician
11
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
12
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
13
Cal Massey
American musician
14
Arthur Blythe
American musician
15
Charles Davis
American musician
16
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer
17
Don Byron
American musician
18
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
19
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician
20
Art Themen
English saxophonist
21
Albert Beger
saxophonist
22
Frank Wright
American jazz musician
23
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
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Michael Brecker
American musician
25
James Carter
American musician
26
Mat Walerian
jazz musician
27
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
28
Eric Alexander
American saxophonist
29
Marion Brown
American saxophonist
30
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
31
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
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Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
33
Johnny Dyani
South African jazz double bassist
