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Ruby Braff
Ruby Braff
American musician
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Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
2
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
3
Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
4
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
5
Howard Alden
Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
6
Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
7
Jake Hanna
Jake Hanna
American drummer
8
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
9
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
10
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
12
Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
13
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
14
Tony Mottola
Tony Mottola
guitarist (1918-2004)
15
Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
16
Carl Jefferson
Carl Jefferson
American record producer
17
Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
18
Ed Bickert
Ed Bickert
Canadian musician
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Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
20
Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
21
Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
22
Remo Palmier
Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
23
Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
24
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
American musician
25
Carl Kress
Carl Kress
American musician
26
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
27
Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
28
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
29
Bob Dunn
Bob Dunn
American musician
30
John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
32
Dave McKenna
Dave McKenna
American musician
33
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
34
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Red Norvo
Red Norvo
American musician
36
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
37
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
American jazz bassist
38
Don Elliott
Don Elliott
jazz musician
39
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
41
Mary Osborne
Mary Osborne
American musician
42
George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
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Bobby Donaldson
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
44
Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
45
Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
46
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
47
Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
49
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
50
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
51
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
52
Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
53
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
54
Dick McDonough
Dick McDonough
American musician
55
Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
56
Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Ernie Caceres
Ernie Caceres
American musician
58
Pete Jolly
Pete Jolly
American musician
59
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
60
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
61
Hank Garland
Hank Garland
American musician
62
Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
63
Gary Burton
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
64
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Aaron Bell
Aaron Bell
American musician
66
Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
67
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
68
Grady Martin
Grady Martin
American musician
69
Jay Berliner
Jay Berliner
American musician
70
Joe Venuti
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
71
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
72
Curtis Counce
Curtis Counce
American musician
73
Al Viola
Al Viola
American musician
74
Ernest Ranglin
Ernest Ranglin
Jamaican guitarist and composer
75
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
76
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
77
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
78
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
79
Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
80
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
81
Larry Elgart
Larry Elgart
American jazz bandleader (1922-2017)
82
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
83
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
84
Steve Jordan
Steve Jordan
American musician
85
Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist
86
Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
87
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb
American singer and songwriter of country music (1914-1984)
88
Anita Kerr
Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
89
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
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George Warren Barnes (July 17, 1921 – September 5, 1977) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played the first electric guitar in 1931. He, disputedly, made the first commercial recording of an electric guitar on March 1, 1938, in sessions with Big Bill Broonzy. Such was his downhome style of playing, he was once mistakenly described as a "great Negro blues guitar player from Chicago".