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Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
1
Chuck Deardorf
American musician
2
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
3
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
4
Jay Clayton
American singer
5
Alan Broadbent
Jazz Pianist
6
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
7
Dave Tough
American drummer
8
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
9
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
10
Don Friedman
American jazz pianist
11
Don Lamond
American musician
12
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
13
Bill Ramsay
American jazz saxophonist & bandleader
14
Harry Babasin
American musician
15
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
16
Conte Candoli
American musician
17
Cliff Leeman
American musician
18
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
19
Bross Townsend
American pianist
20
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
21
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
22
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
23
Reunald Jones
American musician
24
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
25
Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
26
Red Rodney
American musician
27
Jessica Williams
American jazz pianist
28
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
29
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
30
Art Mardigan
American musician
31
John Clayton
American jazz and classical double bassist
32
Joe LaBarbera
American musician
33
Herman Autrey
American jazz musician
34
Frank Strazzeri
American musician
35
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
36
John LaPorta
American clarinetist
37
Richie Kamuca
American musician
38
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
39
Bill Mays
American pianist
40
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
41
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
42
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
43
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
44
Jeff Johnson
bass player
45
Bobby Lamb
Irish musician
46
Chubby Jackson
American musician
47
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
48
Dick Collins
American musician
49
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
50
Benny Green
American musician
51
Frank Capp
American musician
52
Earl Coleman
American singer
53
Dave Barbour
American jazz guitarist
54
Dana Hall
Jazz drummer
55
Nelson Boyd
American musician
56
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
57
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
58
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
59
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
60
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
61
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
62
Woody Shaw
American musician
63
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
64
Mel Lewis
American musician
65
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
66
Ray Linn
American musician
67
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
68
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
69
Nat Pierce
American musician
70
Frank Rehak
American musician
71
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
72
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
73
Chuck Andrus
American jazz double-bassist.
74
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
75
J. C. Heard
American musician
76
Charlie Byrd
American guitarist
77
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
