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Leroy Vinnegar

American bassist

1

Dolo Coker

American musician

2

Harold Land

American musician

3

Carl Perkins

American jazz pianist

4

Curtis Counce

American musician

5

Al Cohn

American saxophonist

6

Teddy Edwards

American jazz tenor saxophonist

7

Monty Budwig

American double bassist

8

Sam Jones

American double bassist and cellist

9

Philly Joe Jones

American jazz drummer

10

Stu Williamson

American trumpeter

11

Doug Watkins

American jazz double bassist

12

Kenny Dorham

American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer

13

Louis Hayes

American drummer

14

Frank Rosolino

American jazz trombonist

15

Red Mitchell

American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet

16

Red Garland

American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)

17

Jimmy Rowles

American jazz pianist

18

Rolf Ericson

Swedish musician

19

Art Taylor

American jazz drummer

20

Jimmy Bond

American jazz bassist

21

Jack Sheldon

American musician (1931-2019)

22

Billy Mitchell

American jazz tenor saxophonist

23

Joe Farrell

American saxophonist

24

Joe Mondragon

Woody Herman Band member

25

Elmo Hope

American musician

26

Bill Crow

American bassist

27

Harry Edison

American trumpeter

28

Billy Higgins

American jazz drummer

29

Jimmy Raney

American musician

30

Fred Katz

American cellist

31

Gerald Wilson

American trumpetist (1918-2014)

32

Les Spann

American guitarist

33

Ben Webster

American saxophonist

34

Ron Jefferson

jazz drummer

35

Joe Gordon

American trumpeter

36

Ed Thigpen

American jazz drummer

37

Bill Smith

jazz musician and composer from the United States

38

Dave Bailey

American drummer

39

Lennie McBrowne

American musician

40

Victor Feldman

English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist

41

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician

42

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer

43

Richie Kamuca

American musician

44

Eugene Wright

American jazz musician

45

Joe Benjamin

American musician

46

Frank Wess

American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger

47

Julius Watkins

American jazz musician

48

Mel Lewis

American musician

49

Teddy Charles

American musician

50

Joe Morello

American jazz drummer

51

Cal Tjader

American Latin jazz musician, recording artist

52

George Duvivier

American musician

53

Paul Horn

American flautist in jazz and New Age music

54

Joe Castro

American musician

55

Buddy Collette

American musician

56

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer

57

Al Viola

American musician

58

Frank Strazzeri

American musician

59

Osie Johnson

American jazz drummer, arranger and singer

60

Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and group leader

61

Frank Capp

American musician

62

Percy Heath

American musician

63

Shorty Rogers

American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)

64

Paul Quinichette

American saxophonist and jazz musician

65

Carmell Jones

American trumpeter

66

Barry Harris

American bebop jazz pianist

67

Joe Puma

American musician

68

Art Pepper

American musician

69

Wes Montgomery

American jazz musician

70

Charlie Persip

American jazz drummer

71

Billy Butler

American musician

72

Ben Tucker

American double-bassist

73

Kai Winding

Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist

74

Conte Candoli

American musician

75

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

American saxophonist

76

Georgie Auld

Canadian jazz musician

77

George Coleman

American musician

78

Chico Hamilton

American musician

79

Gerry Mulligan

American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer