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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
1
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
2
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
3
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
4
Gus Johnson
American musician
5
Joe Newman
American musician
6
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
7
Willie Smith
American musician
8
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
9
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
10
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
11
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
12
Scott Hamilton
American musician
13
Chris Flory
American musician
14
Marshal Royal
American musician
15
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
16
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
17
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
18
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
19
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
20
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
21
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
22
Ruby Braff
American musician
23
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
24
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
25
Dick Hyman
American jazz pianist and composer
26
Carl Fontana
American musician
27
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
28
Al Grey
American jazz musician
29
Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
30
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
31
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
32
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
33
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
34
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
35
Jake Hanna
American drummer
36
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
37
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
38
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
39
Alvin Stoller
American musician
40
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
41
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
42
J. C. Heard
American musician
43
Eddie Jones
American musician
44
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
45
Reunald Jones
American musician
46
Joe Cohn
American musician
47
Wendell Culley
American jazz trumpeter
48
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
49
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
50
Ken Kersey
Canadian musician
51
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
52
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
53
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
54
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
55
Tony Scott
American jazz clarinetist, musician
56
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
57
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
58
Sal Nistico
American musician
59
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
60
Lou Stein
American musician
61
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
62
Dave McKenna
American musician
63
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
64
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
65
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
66
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
67
Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
68
Herbie Harper
American musician
69
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
70
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
71
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
72
Bill Charlap
American jazz pianist
73
Larry Bunker
American musician
74
Steve Jordan
American musician
75
Eddie Bert
American musician
76
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
77
A. K. Salim
American musician
