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Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
American musician
1
Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
2
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
3
Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
4
Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
5
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
6
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
7
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
8
Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
9
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
10
A. K. Salim
A. K. Salim
American musician
11
Bobby Donaldson
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
12
Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
13
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
14
Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
15
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
16
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
17
Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
18
Bill Hughes
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
19
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
20
Wendell Culley
Wendell Culley
American jazz trumpeter
21
Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal
American musician
22
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Bill Graham
Bill Graham
American musician
24
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
25
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
26
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
27
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
28
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
30
Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician
31
Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
32
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
33
Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
34
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
35
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
36
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
37
Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
38
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
39
Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
40
Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
41
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
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Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
44
Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
45
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Matthew Gee
Matthew Gee
American musician
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
50
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
51
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
52
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
53
Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
54
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
55
Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
56
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
57
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
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Joe Puma
Joe Puma
American musician
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
60
Al Aarons
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
62
Idrees Sulieman
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
63
Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
64
Billy Byers
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
65
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
66
Shadow Wilson
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
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Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
68
Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter
American musician
69
Ike Isaacs
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
70
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
71
Jimmy Nottingham
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
72
Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
73
Vic Dickenson
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
74
George Barrow
George Barrow
American jazz musician
75
Åke Persson
Åke Persson
Swedish musician
76
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Ed Thigpen
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
78
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
79
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Eddie Preston
Eddie Preston
American musician
81
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
82
Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
American pianist
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger

Frank Wess

Intro
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
Awards Received
NEA Jazz Masters

Frank Wellington Wess (January 4, 1922 – October 30, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. In addition to his extensive solo work, Wess is remembered for his time in Count Basie's band from the early 1950s into the 1960s. Critic Scott Yannow described him as one of the premier proteges of Lester Young, and a leading jazz flutist of his era—using the latter instrument to bring new colors to Basie's music.