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Charlie Dixon
American musician
1
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
2
Joe Garland
American musician
3
Jimmy Harrison
American musician
4
Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader
5
June Cole
American musician
6
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
7
Jabbo Smith
American musician
8
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
9
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
10
Buster Bailey
American musician
11
Keg Johnson
American jazz trombonists
12
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
13
Manzie Johnson
American jazz drummer
14
Johnny Dunn
American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer
15
Cliff Jackson
American pianist
16
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
17
Happy Caldwell
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
18
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
19
Henderson Chambers
American musician
20
Jimmy Strong
21
Bernard Addison
American jazz guitarist
22
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
23
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
24
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
25
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer
26
Hot Lips Page
American jazz musician
27
Castor McCord
American jazz saxophonist
28
Rex Stewart
American jazz cornetist
29
Charlie Green
American jazz trombonist
30
Peanuts Holland
American musician
31
George Washington
American jazz trombonist
32
J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
33
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
34
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
35
Darnell Howard
American musician
36
Lee Blair
American musician
37
Frank Galbreath
American musician
38
Tiny Davis
American trumpeter
39
Elmer James
American musician
40
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
41
Elmer Snowden
American musician
42
Larry Young
American jazz musician
43
Freddy Johnson
American musician
44
Bob Fuller
American blues and jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
45
Charlie Irvis
American musician
46
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
47
Bucky Pizzarelli
American Jazz guitarist
48
Ulysses Livingston
American musician
49
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist
50
Charlie Gaines
jazz trumpeter and bandleader
51
Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
52
Reuben Reeves
American musician
53
Greely Walton
American musician
54
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
55
Kaiser Marshall
American musician
56
Bingie Madison
American musician
57
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
58
Ollie Powers
American jazz drummer and vocalist
59
Billy Taylor
American jazz bassist
60
T Lavitz
American musician
61
Louis Metcalf
American musician
62
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
63
Jerry Blake
American musician
64
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
65
June Clark
Jazz trumpeter and cornetist
66
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
67
Coot Grant
American classic female blues and vaudeville singer and songwriter
68
Sid Catlett
American musician
69
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
70
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
71
Jack Purvis
American musician
72
Dick Vance
American musician
73
Bunny Berigan
American musician
74
Preston Jackson
American musician
75
Leonard Davis
American jazz musician
76
Bob Berg
American musician
77
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
78
Herb Flemming
American musician
