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Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
1
Roland Alexander
musician
2
Larry Gales
American musician
3
Bill Dixon
American musician
4
Frank Wright
American jazz musician
5
John Gilmore
American tenor saxophonist
6
Jimmy Lyons
American jazz saxophonist
7
Ahmed Abdullah
jazz musician
8
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
9
Larry Vuckovich
American jazz pianist from Yugoslavia (born 1936)
10
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
11
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
12
Alvin Fielder
American drummer
13
Victor Sproles
American musician
14
James Spaulding
American saxophonist
15
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
16
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
17
Dizzy Reece
Jamaican trumpeter
18
Carlos Garnett
American musician
19
Woody Shaw
American musician
20
Benny Green
American musician
21
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
22
Craig S. Harris
American musician
23
Paul Murphy
American musician
24
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
25
Robin Eubanks
American musician
26
Sun Ra
American jazz composer and bandleader (1914-1993)
27
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
28
Conrad Herwig
American musician
29
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
30
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
31
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
32
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
33
Eddie Gladden
American musician
34
Tom Wilson
American record producer (1931-1978)
35
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick
American jazz musician
36
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
37
Henry Grimes
American musician
38
Eddie Henderson
American musician
39
Charles Davis
American musician
40
Duke Jordan
American musician
41
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
42
Joe Thomas
trumpeter
43
Ryan Kisor
American musician
44
Ronnie Boykins
American musician
45
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
46
Willie Jones
American drummer and music educator
47
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
48
Wilbur Ware
American musician
49
Billy Kilson
American musician
50
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
51
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
52
Snooky Young
American musician
53
Stanley Cowell
American musician
54
Eddie Allen
jazz musician
55
Alan Silva
American musician
56
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
57
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
58
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist
