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Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
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Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
2
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
3
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
4
Al Hendrickson
American musician
5
Conte Candoli
American musician
6
Richie Kamuca
American musician
7
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
8
John Pisano
American musician
9
Dennis Budimir
American musician
10
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
11
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
12
Larry Bunker
American musician
13
Milt Bernhart
American musician
14
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
15
George Roberts
American trombonist
16
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
17
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
18
Herbie Harper
American musician
19
Buddy Childers
American musician
20
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
21
Claude Williamson
American pianist
22
Curtis Counce
American musician
23
Don Fagerquist
American musician
24
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
25
Mel Lewis
American musician
26
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
27
Stan Levey
American musician
28
Art Pepper
American musician
29
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
30
Russ Freeman
American musician
31
Emil Richards
American musician
32
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
33
Irving Cottler
American musician
34
Bob Enevoldsen
American musician
35
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
36
Al Porcino
American musician
37
Plas Johnson
American musician
38
Bob Gordon
American musician
39
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
40
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
41
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
42
June Christy
American singer
43
Jack Sheldon
American musician (1931-2019)
44
Paul Humphrey
American musician
45
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist
46
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
47
Al Viola
American musician
48
Rickey Woodard
American jazz musician
49
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
50
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
51
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
52
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
53
Howard Rumsey
American musician
54
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
55
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
56
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
57
Nick Venet
American record producer
58
Roy Harte
Jazz drummer, jazz record label founder
59
Harry Betts
American jazz trombonist (1922-2012)
60
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
61
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
62
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
63
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
64
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
65
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
66
Carson Smith
American musician
67
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
68
Chuck Berghofer
American musician
69
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
70
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
71
Max Bennett
Jazz bassist
72
Harry Babasin
American musician
73
Carl Fontana
American musician
