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Cleveland Eaton
American musician
1
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
2
Rob McConnell
Canadian jazz musician
3
Tom Kubis
American musician
4
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
5
Nick Brignola
American musician
6
Sammy Nestico
American composer and arranger
7
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
8
Johnny Frigo
American jazz musician
9
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
10
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
11
Wayne Bergeron
American musician
12
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
13
Eddie Heywood
American jazz pianist, songwriter
14
Shelly Berg
American musician
15
Nat Pierce
American musician
16
William Russo
American musician
17
Gary Foster
Musician, Instrumentalist
18
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
19
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
20
Claus Ogerman
German composer
21
Wilton Felder
American musician
22
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
23
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
24
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
25
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
26
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
27
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
28
Richie Pratt
American musician
29
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
30
Dee Barton
composer, arranger
31
Terry Waldo
American musician
32
George Siravo
American musician
33
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
34
Jim Rotondi
American musician
35
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
36
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
37
Bob Florence
American jazz arranger and pianist
38
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
39
Alex Iles
American musician
40
Russell Garcia
American composer
41
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
42
Michael Brecker
American musician
43
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
44
Jamil Nasser
American bassist
45
Malachi Thompson
American musician
46
Harold Mabern
American pianist
47
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009)
48
Jaki Byard
American musician
49
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
50
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
51
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996)
52
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
53
Frank Strazzeri
American musician
54
Allen Toussaint
American musician
55
Frank Capp
American musician
56
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
57
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
58
Claude Williams
American musician
59
Conte Candoli
American musician
60
Logan Richardson
American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
61
Bernie Glow
American musician
62
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
63
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
64
Gene Bertoncini
American jazz guitarist
65
Eddie Condon
US musician
66
Adolphus Alsbrook
American jazz and R&B musician, arranger and composer
67
Alec Wilder
American composer, lyricist
