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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
1
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
2
Eddie Bert
American musician
3
Gene Quill
American musician
4
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
5
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
6
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
7
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
8
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
9
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
10
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
11
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
12
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
13
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
14
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
15
Milt Bernhart
American musician
16
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
17
Larry Bunker
American musician
18
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
19
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
20
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
21
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
22
Jimmy Raney
American musician
23
George Roberts
American trombonist
24
Teddy Kotick
American musician
25
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
26
George Duvivier
American musician
27
Bernie Glow
American musician
28
Conte Candoli
American musician
29
Ray Copeland
American musician
30
Joe Newman
American musician
31
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
32
Don Butterfield
American musician
33
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
34
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
35
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
36
Don Elliott
jazz musician
37
Mel Lewis
American musician
38
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
39
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
40
Joe Benjamin
American musician
41
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
42
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
43
Bennie Green
American musician
44
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
45
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
46
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
47
Don Fagerquist
American musician
48
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
49
Tommy Pederson
American musician
50
Herbie Harper
American musician
51
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
52
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
53
James Buffington
American musician
54
Al Grey
American jazz musician
55
Gus Johnson
American musician
56
Dave Pell
American musician
57
Marky Markowitz
American musician
58
Al Hendrickson
American musician
59
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
60
Eddie Jones
American musician
61
Alvin Stoller
American musician
62
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
63
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
64
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
65
Panama Francis
American musician
66
Al Viola
American musician
67
Percy Heath
American musician
68
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
69
Dick Garcia
American musician
70
Bill Barber
American musician
71
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
72
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
73
Connie Kay
American musician
74
Ruby Braff
American musician
75
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
76
Buster Bailey
American musician
77
Dave Bailey
American drummer
78
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
79
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
80
Nat Pierce
American musician
81
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
82
Teddy Charles
American musician
83
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
84
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
85
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
86
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
