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Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
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Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
2
Duke Jordan
American musician
3
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
4
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
5
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
6
George Morrow
American jazz bassist
7
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
8
Tommy Potter
American musician
9
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
10
Gene Ramey
American musician
11
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
12
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
13
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
14
Lennie McBrowne
American musician
15
Connie Kay
American musician
16
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
17
Bennie Green
American musician
18
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
19
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
20
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
21
Percy Heath
American musician
22
Nelson Boyd
American musician
23
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
24
George Duvivier
American musician
25
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
26
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
27
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
28
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
29
Budd Johnson
American musician
30
Walter Davis
American pianist
31
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
32
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
33
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
34
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
35
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
36
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
37
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
38
Addison Farmer
American musician
39
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
40
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
41
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
42
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
43
Earl May
American musician
44
Al Lucas
Canadian jazz musician
45
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
46
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
47
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
48
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
49
Specs Wright
American jazz drummer
50
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
51
Jimmy Raney
American musician
52
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
53
Joe Newman
American musician
54
Don Lamond
American musician
55
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
56
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
57
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
58
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
59
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
60
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
61
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
62
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
63
George Coleman
American musician
64
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
65
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
66
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
67
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
68
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
69
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
70
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
71
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
