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Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
2
Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
3
Nick Stabulas
Nick Stabulas
American musician
4
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
5
Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
6
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
7
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
8
Teddy Kotick
Teddy Kotick
American musician
9
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
10
Joe Puma
Joe Puma
American musician
11
Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
12
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
13
Jimmy Gourley
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
14
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
15
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
16
Allan Botschinsky
Allan Botschinsky
Danish musician
17
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
18
Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
19
Attila Zoller
Attila Zoller
Hungarian Jazz guitarist
20
Billy Byers
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
21
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
23
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
24
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
25
Henri Renaud
Henri Renaud
French musician
26
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
27
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
28
Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Tony Inzalaco
Tony Inzalaco
American drummer
30
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
31
Al Levitt
Al Levitt
American musician
32
Don Abney
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
33
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
34
Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Joe Benjamin
Joe Benjamin
American musician
39
Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
American musician
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George Mraz
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
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Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
42
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
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John Eckert
John Eckert
American jazz trumpeter
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Bill Crow
Bill Crow
American bassist
45
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
46
Mike Richmond
Mike Richmond
American musician
47
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
49
Dave Schildkraut
Dave Schildkraut
American musician
50
David Amram
David Amram
American musician
51
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
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Michael Moore
Michael Moore
American jazz bassist
53
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
54
Shadow Wilson
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
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Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
56
Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
57
Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Mat Mathews
Mat Mathews
Dutch musician
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Jimmy Knepper
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
60
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
61
Dale Barlow
Dale Barlow
Australian musician
62
Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
64
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
65
Ted Rosenthal
Ted Rosenthal
American musician
66
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
67
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
68
Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
69
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Albert Heath
Albert Heath
American drummer
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Tony Coe
Tony Coe
British jazz musician
72
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss
American musician
74
Orrin Keepnews
Orrin Keepnews
American record producer
75
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
76
René Urtreger
René Urtreger
French musician
Dick Katz
American musician

Dick Katz

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Richard Aaron Katz (March 13, 1924 – November 10, 2009) was an American jazz pianist, arranger and record producer. He freelanced throughout much of his career, and worked in a number of ensembles. He co-founded Milestone Records in 1966 with Orrin Keepnews.