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George Siravo
American musician
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Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
2
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
3
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
4
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
5
James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and United States Army officer
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Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
8
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
9
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
10
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
11
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
12
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
13
Clyde Hurley
American musician
14
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
15
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
16
Jerry Gray
American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader
17
Ted Heath
British musician
18
Joe Haymes
American musician
19
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
20
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
21
Chummy MacGregor
American musician
22
George Williams
musician and an arranger for a number of major big bands
23
Ferde Grofé
American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist
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Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
25
Mildred Bailey
American jazz singer
26
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
27
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
28
Wilbur Schwartz
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and dance band arranger
29
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
30
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
31
Ben Selvin
American bandleader
32
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
33
Bert Lown
American musician
34
James Tim Brymn
American musician
35
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
36
Lew Stone
British bandleader and arranger
37
Buddy Stewart
American musician
38
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
39
Red Norvo
American musician
40
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
41
Lenny Hambro
Jazz Musician
42
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
44
Enoch Light
American musician
45
William Russo
American musician
46
Claude Hopkins
American pianist
47
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
48
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
49
Don Redman
American musician
50
Bunny Berigan
American musician
51
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
52
Ray Noble
English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (1903-1978)
53
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
