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Ike Cole

American jazz pianist and composer

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Freddy Cole

American jazz singer and pianist

2

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919-1965)

3

Noble Sissle

African-American jazz musician

4

Ted Heath

British musician

5

Claude Williams

American musician

6

Natalie Cole

American singer and songwriter

7

Illinois Jacquet

American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter

8

King Curtis

American saxophonist (1934-1971)

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Big Boy Goudie

American musician

10

Buddy Collette

American musician

11

Eddie Harvey

British pianist, music educator and jazz musician

12

Juan Tizol

Puerto Rican trombonist and composer

13

Cannonball Adderley

American jazz alto saxophonist

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Don Preston

American musician

15

Paul Horn

American flautist in jazz and New Age music

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Harry Edison

American trumpeter

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Jimmy Heath

American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader

18

Red Holloway

American jazz tenor saxophonist

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Peanuts Hucko

American jazz musician

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Jimmy McPartland

American cornetist

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Lester Young

American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist

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Blanche Calloway

American singer, bandleader and composer

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Edmond Hall

American jazz clarinetist

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Eddie Higgins

American musician

25

Eddie Harris

American jazz musician, saxophonist

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Willie Bobo

American musician

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Pinetop Perkins

American blues pianist

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June Christy

American singer

29

Lee Young

American musician

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Randy Napoleon

American musician

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Reunald Jones

American musician

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Jimmie Noone

American musician

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Plas Johnson

American musician

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Bonnie Bramlett

American singer and occasional actress

35

Jack Costanzo

American musician

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Tommy Flanagan

American jazz pianist

37

David "Fathead" Newman

American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist

38

Mark Murphy

American singer

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Wes Montgomery

American jazz musician

40

Russell Moore

Pima jazz musician

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Nat Adderley

American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player

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Buddy Cole

American jazz pianist and orchestra leader

43

Money Johnson

American musician

44

Ray Barretto

Puerto Rican jazz musician

45

Gene Krupa

drummer, composer, bandleader

46

John Dankworth

British musician (1927-2010)

47

Milt Hinton

American musician and photographer

48

Elvin Jones

American jazz drummer

49

Buster Bailey

American musician

50

Bucky Pizzarelli

American Jazz guitarist

51

Barney Bigard

American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician

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Dave Cavanaugh

American composer, arranger, musician and producer

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King Perry

American musician

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George Benson

American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter

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Johnny Griffin

American musician

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Willie Smith

American musician

57

Warren Smith

American musician

58

J. C. Heard

American musician

59

Eubie Blake

Composer, lyricist, and pianist (1887-1983)

60

Steve Ellington

American musician

61

Butch Ballard

American jazz drummer

62

Papa John Creach

American musician (1917-1994)

63

Ted Nash

Woodwind virtuoso, author and studio musician

64

Charles Neville

American musician

65

Harold Vick

American musician

66

Bobby Troup

American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999)

67

Eddie Barefield

American musician

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Henry Coker

American musician

69

Tommy Ladnier

Jazz cornetist/trumpeter

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Joe Venuti

jazz violinist

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Skeets Tolbert

American musician

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Nick Fatool

American musician

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Eddie Shaw

African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist

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Ellis Marsalis Jr.

American pianist

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Rose Marie McCoy

American songwriter