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Wayne Andre
American trombonist
1
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
2
James Buffington
American musician
3
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
4
Joe Beck
American musician
5
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
6
Willie Maiden
American musician
7
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
8
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
9
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
10
Eric Gale
American musician
11
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
12
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
13
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
14
Bill Watrous
American trombonist
15
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
16
Eddie Bert
American musician
17
Idris Muhammad
American drummer
18
Marky Markowitz
American musician
19
George Duvivier
American musician
20
Roland Hanna
American pianist
21
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
22
William Russo
American musician
23
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
24
Claus Ogerman
German composer
25
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
26
Gene Cherico
American musician
27
Milt Bernhart
American musician
28
David Friedman
American jazz percussionist
29
Jay Berliner
American musician
30
Speedy Jones
American drummer
31
Bernie Glow
American musician
32
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
33
Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
34
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
35
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
36
Conte Candoli
American musician
37
Don Menza
American saxophonist
38
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
39
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
40
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
41
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
42
Milt Jackson
American musician
43
Snooky Young
American musician
44
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
45
Creed Taylor
American record producer
46
Frank Vicari
American musician
47
Barry Rogers
American musician
48
Jimmy Rowser
American bassist
49
Bill Chase
American trumpeter
50
Bill Berry
American musician
51
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
52
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
53
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
54
Lanny Morgan
American musician
55
Joe Newman
American musician
56
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
57
Rolf Ericson
Swedish musician
58
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
59
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
60
Mel Lewis
American musician
61
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
62
Carmen Leggio
American musician
63
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
64
Lew Soloff
American musician
65
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
66
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
67
Eddie Daniels
American musician
68
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician
69
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
70
Harry Lookofsky
American musician
71
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
72
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
