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Joe Newman
American musician
1
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
2
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
3
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
4
Henry Coker
American musician
5
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
6
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
7
Nat Pierce
American musician
8
Eddie Jones
American musician
9
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
10
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
11
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
12
Gus Johnson
American musician
13
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
14
Reunald Jones
American musician
15
Wendell Culley
American jazz trumpeter
16
Al Grey
American jazz musician
17
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
18
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
19
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
20
Bennie Green
American musician
21
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
22
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
23
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
24
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
25
Marshal Royal
American musician
26
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
27
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
28
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
29
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
30
George Duvivier
American musician
31
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
32
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
33
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
34
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
35
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
36
Manny Albam
musician and composer
37
Aaron Bell
American musician
38
Gene Ramey
American musician
39
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
40
Budd Johnson
American musician
41
Steve Jordan
American musician
42
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
43
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
44
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
45
Snooky Young
American musician
46
Alvin Stoller
American musician
47
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
48
A. K. Salim
American musician
49
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
50
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
51
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
52
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
53
Speedy Jones
American drummer
54
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
55
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
56
Eddie Bert
American musician
57
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
58
Matthew Gee
American musician
59
Bill Graham
American musician
60
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
61
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
62
Seldon Powell
American musician
63
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
64
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
65
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
66
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
67
Mel Lewis
American musician
68
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
69
Billy Eckstine
American musician
70
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
71
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
72
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
73
Bobby Plater
American musician
74
Conte Candoli
American musician
75
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
76
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
77
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
78
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
79
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
80
Jimmy Raney
American musician
81
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
82
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
83
Tony Mottola
guitarist (1918-2004)
84
Russell Procope
American musician
85
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
86
Milt Jackson
American musician
87
Frank Rehak
American musician
