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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
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Larry Gales
Larry Gales
American musician
2
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
3
Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
4
Ben Riley
Ben Riley
American drummer
5
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
6
Shirley Scott
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
7
Bobby Durham
Bobby Durham
American musician
8
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
9
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
10
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
11
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
12
Jimmie Smith
Jimmie Smith
American jazz drummer
13
Les Spann
Les Spann
American guitarist
14
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
15
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
16
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
17
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
18
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
19
Billy Butler
Billy Butler
American musician
20
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
21
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
22
Buddy Tate
Buddy Tate
American musician
23
Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
24
Ike Isaacs
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
25
Martin Drew
Martin Drew
British musician
26
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
27
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
28
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
29
Buddy Catlett
Buddy Catlett
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
30
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
31
Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter
American musician
32
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
33
Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
American musician
34
Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
35
Oliver Jackson
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
36
Dolo Coker
Dolo Coker
American musician
37
John Heard
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
38
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
39
Butch Ballard
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
40
Art Davis
Art Davis
American double-bassist
41
Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
42
George Tucker
George Tucker
American musician
43
Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
44
Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
45
Norman Simmons
Norman Simmons
pianist and arranger
46
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
47
Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
48
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
49
Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
50
Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
51
Hugh Lawson
Hugh Lawson
American pianist
52
Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
53
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
54
Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
55
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
56
Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
57
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
58
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
59
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
60
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
61
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
62
Keter Betts
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
63
Jimmy Rowser
Jimmy Rowser
American bassist

Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.