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Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman
American musician
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
2
Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
3
Red Allen
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
4
Tommy Ladnier
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
5
Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton
American songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer
6
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
7
Benny Waters
Benny Waters
American musician
8
Big Boy Goudie
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
9
Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
10
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
11
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer
12
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
13
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
14
Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
15
Freddy Taylor
Freddy Taylor
American musician
16
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
17
Focus
Focus
Dutch rock band
18
John Bunch
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
19
Freddy Grant
Freddy Grant
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Bud Scott
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
21
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
23
Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist
24
Bruce Turner
Bruce Turner
English musician
25
Gerry Moore
Gerry Moore
British musician
26
Adrian Rollini
Adrian Rollini
American musician
27
Eddie Costa
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist
28
J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Bobby Martin
Bobby Martin
American jazz trumpeter (1903-1983)
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Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
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Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
32
Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
33
Charlie Beal
Charlie Beal
jazz pianist
34
Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
35
King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Gary Lucas
Gary Lucas
American musician
37
Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Alix Combelle
Alix Combelle
French musician
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Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Spike Hughes
Spike Hughes
Composer, Author, Music Critic
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Gene Sedric
Gene Sedric
American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist
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John Hicks
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Alphonse Trent
Alphonse Trent
American musician
46
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Sam Wooding
Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
48
James Reese Europe
James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and United States Army officer
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Diz Disley
Diz Disley
Anglo-Canadian musician
50
Max Jones
Max Jones
British jazz author, radio host, and journalist
51
Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
52
Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
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Thijs van Leer
Thijs van Leer
Dutch musician
54
Max Geldray
Max Geldray
1916-2004, Jazz harmonica player
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Cassino Simpson
Cassino Simpson
American musician
56
Geechie Fields
Geechie Fields
American musician
57
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
58
Bud Powell
Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
60
Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
61
George Melly
George Melly
English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer and lecturer
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Money Johnson
Money Johnson
American musician
63
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
64
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
65
Cootie Williams
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter
66
Martin Drew
Martin Drew
British musician
67
Golden Gate Quartet
Golden Gate Quartet
American gospel vocal group
68
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
69
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer
70
Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
71
Dave Tough
Dave Tough
American drummer
72
Horace Silver
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
Freddy Johnson
American musician

Freddy Johnson

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American musician
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Freddy Johnson c. 1943 – February 1944. Tittmoning, Bavaria, Germany.

Freddy Johnson (March 12, 1904 – March 24, 1961) was an American jazz pianist and singer who gained popularity in the 1930s playing mostly swing style.