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Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
2
Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray
American musician
3
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
4
Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
5
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
6
Art Mardigan
Art Mardigan
American musician
7
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
8
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
9
Roy Porter
Roy Porter
American musician
10
Tate Houston
Tate Houston
American saxophonist
11
Allen Eager
Allen Eager
American musician
12
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
13
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
British musician
14
Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
15
Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
16
Ira Sullivan
Ira Sullivan
American jazz musician
17
Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
18
Larance Marable
Larance Marable
American musician
19
Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
20
Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
21
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
22
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
23
Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
24
Grant Stewart
Grant Stewart
Canadian musical artist
25
George Andrew Cables
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
26
Teddy Edwards
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
27
Serge Chaloff
Serge Chaloff
American musician
28
Will Davis
Will Davis
Jazz pianist
29
Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
30
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
31
Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
32
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
33
John Dankworth
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
34
Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
35
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson
American saxophonist
36
Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
38
Red Rodney
Red Rodney
American musician
39
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
40
Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
41
Ed Blackwell
Ed Blackwell
American musician
42
Nelson Boyd
Nelson Boyd
American musician
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Leo Parker
Leo Parker
American musician
44
Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
45
Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
46
Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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James Clay
James Clay
American musician
48
Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
49
Aaron M. Johnson
Aaron M. Johnson
American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
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Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
51
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
52
Lennie Niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
53
Curley Russell
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
54
James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
55
Buster Smith
Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist
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American musician

Frank Morgan (December 23, 1933 – December 14, 2007) was a jazz saxophonist with a career spanning more than 50 years. He mainly played alto saxophone but also played soprano saxophone. He was known as a Charlie Parker successor who primarily played bebop and ballads.