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Don Byas
American musician
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Ike Quebec
American jazz tenor saxophonist
2
Walter Thomas
American saxophonist
3
Rudy Williams
American musician
4
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
5
Ray Nance
American musician
6
Paul Webster
Jazz trumpeter
7
Charlie Rouse
American musician
8
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
9
Bennie Green
American musician
10
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
11
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
12
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
13
Eddie Barefield
American musician
14
Hal McIntyre
American musician
15
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
16
Christian McBride
American musician
17
Charles Thompson
American pianist
18
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
19
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
20
Paul Chambers
American musician
21
Eddie Durham
American musician
22
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
23
Babs Gonzales
American singer
24
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
25
Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist
26
Joe Garland
American musician
27
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
28
Henry Coker
American musician
29
Lammar Wright, Sr.
American jazz musician
30
Jymie Merritt
American bassist
31
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
32
Al Dreares
American jazz drummer
33
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
34
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
35
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
36
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
37
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
38
Sonny Clark
American musician
39
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
40
Dick Vance
American musician
41
John Hardee
American musician
42
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
43
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
44
Budd Johnson
American musician
45
Bill Coleman
American musician
46
Eric Dixon
American jazz musician
47
Joe Evans
American saxophonist
48
Louis Hayes
American drummer
49
Johnny Griffin
American musician
50
Charlie Ventura
American musician
51
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
52
Larry Gales
American musician
53
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
54
Kevin Hays
American musician
55
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
56
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
57
Ram Ramirez
Puerto Rican born jazz pianist and composer
58
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist
59
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
60
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
61
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer
62
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
63
Dave Tough
American drummer
64
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer
65
Harold Mabern
American pianist
66
Al Killian
American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader
67
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
68
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
69
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
70
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
71
Skeeter Best
American musician
72
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
73
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
74
Harold Ashby
American musician
75
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
76
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
77
Benny Waters
American musician
78
Reunald Jones
American musician
