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Walter Perkins
American drummer
1
Louis Hayes
American drummer
2
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
3
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
4
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
5
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
6
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
7
Richie Kamuca
American musician
8
Roy Brooks
American drummer
9
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
10
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
11
Cecil McBee
American bassist
12
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
13
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
14
Larry Bunker
American musician
15
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
16
Mike Wofford
American pianist
17
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
18
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
19
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
20
Johnny Griffin
American musician
21
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
22
Bernt Rosengren
Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer
23
Conte Candoli
American musician
24
Albert Heath
American drummer
25
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
26
Ben Riley
American drummer
27
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
28
Doug Raney
American musician
29
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
30
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
31
Chuck Domanico
American musician
32
Michael Carvin
American musician
33
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
34
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
35
Larry Ridley
American musician
36
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
37
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
38
Art Davis
American double-bassist
39
Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
40
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
41
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
42
Jodie Christian
Jazz pianist
43
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
44
Lex Humphries
American drummer
45
Seldon Powell
American musician
46
John Gross
American saxophone, flute and clarinet player
47
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
48
George Duvivier
American musician
49
George Coleman
American musician
50
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
51
George Tucker
American musician
52
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
53
Al Harewood
American jazz drummer
54
Don Sleet
American musician
55
Vernel Fournier
American musician
56
Beaver Harris
American musician
57
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
58
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
59
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
60
Al Dreares
American jazz drummer
61
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
62
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
63
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
64
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
65
Bill Mays
American pianist
66
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer
67
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
68
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
69
Charles Tolliver
American musician
70
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
71
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
72
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
73
Jimmy Raney
American musician
74
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
75
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
76
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
77
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
78
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
79
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
80
Victor Gaskin
American bassist
81
Herman Wright
American jazz musician
82
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
