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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
1
Henry Coker
American musician
2
Joe Newman
American musician
3
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
4
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
5
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
6
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
7
Gus Johnson
American musician
8
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
9
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
10
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
11
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
12
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
13
Marshal Royal
American musician
14
Reunald Jones
American musician
15
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
16
Nat Pierce
American musician
17
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
18
George Duvivier
American musician
19
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
20
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
21
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
22
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
23
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
24
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
25
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
26
Wendell Culley
American jazz trumpeter
27
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
28
Gene Ramey
American musician
29
A. K. Salim
American musician
30
Budd Johnson
American musician
31
Bill Graham
American musician
32
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
33
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
34
Eddie Bert
American musician
35
Al Grey
American jazz musician
36
Snooky Young
American musician
37
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
38
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
39
Emmett Berry
American musician
40
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
41
Manny Albam
musician and composer
42
Milt Jackson
American musician
43
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
44
Alvin Stoller
American musician
45
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
46
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
47
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
48
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
49
J. C. Heard
American musician
50
Matthew Gee
American musician
51
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
52
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
53
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
54
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
55
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
56
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
57
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
58
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
59
Bobby Plater
American musician
60
Quentin Jackson
American musician
61
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
62
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
63
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
64
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
65
Connie Kay
American musician
66
Al McKibbon
American musician
67
Mel Lewis
American musician
68
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
69
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
70
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
71
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
72
Bill Berry
American musician
73
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
74
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
75
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
76
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
77
Charles Thompson
American pianist
78
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
79
Frank Rehak
American musician
80
Bennie Green
American musician
