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Shirley Scott

American jazz organist and recording artist

1

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

American saxophonist

2

Joe Newman

American musician

3

Jerome Richardson

American jazz multi-instrumentalist

4

Jimmy Cleveland

American jazz trombonist

5

Harry Edison

American trumpeter

6

Frank Wess

American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger

7

Ed Shaughnessy

American jazz drummer

8

Wendell Marshall

American jazz musician; double bassist

9

Sonny Stitt

American jazz saxophonist

10

Billy Butler

American musician

11

Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist

12

Thad Jones

American jazz trumpeter

13

Charlie Persip

American jazz drummer

14

Clark Terry

American swing and bebop musician

15

Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and group leader

16

Art Davis

American double-bassist

17

Quentin Jackson

American musician

18

Billy Mitchell

American jazz tenor saxophonist

19

Henry Coker

American musician

20

Major Holley

American jazz upright bassist

21

Seldon Powell

American musician

22

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

23

Willie Bobo

American musician

24

Sam Jones

American double bassist and cellist

25

Jimmy Raney

American musician

26

Freddie Green

American jazz guitarist

27

Ray Barretto

Puerto Rican jazz musician

28

Eric Dixon

American jazz musician

29

Phil Woods

American saxophonist

30

Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader

31

Al Grey

American jazz musician

32

Budd Johnson

American musician

33

Art Taylor

American jazz drummer

34

Benny Powell

American jazz trombonist

35

Osie Johnson

American jazz drummer, arranger and singer

36

Jimmy Hamilton

American jazz musician

37

Danny Bank

American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist

38

Barry Galbraith

American guitarist

39

Coleman Hawkins

American jazz saxophonist

40

Bob Cranshaw

American musician

41

Jerry Dodgion

American musician

42

Charlie Fowlkes

American musician

43

Richard Wyands

hard bop pianist

44

Gus Johnson

American musician

45

Jimmy Nottingham

American musician

46

Hugh Lawson

American pianist

47

Zoot Sims

American jazz saxophonist

48

Charlie Shavers

jazz trumpeter

49

Snooky Young

American musician

50

Mel Lewis

American musician

51

Wild Bill Davis

American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger

52

Walter Perkins

American drummer

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Britt Woodman

American jazz trombonist

54

Ernie Wilkins

American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger

55

Jimmy Forrest

African American jazz musician

56

Eddie Jones

American musician

57

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician

58

Bobby Donaldson

American musician

59

Jimmie Smith

American jazz drummer

60

Al Aarons

American jazz trumpeter

61

Count Basie Orchestra

American big band led by Count Basie

62

Billy Higgins

American jazz drummer

63

Les Spann

American guitarist

64

Richard Williams

American jazz trumpeter

65

Ike Isaacs

American jazz bassist

66

Ben Riley

American drummer

67

Mickey Roker

American jazz drummer

68

Joe Wilder

American trumpeter

69

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer

70

Louis Hayes

American drummer

71

James Buffington

American musician

72

Ben Tucker

American double-bassist

73

Taft Jordan

Jazz trumpeter

74

Connie Kay

American musician

75

Marshal Royal

American musician

76

George Tucker

American musician

77

Sam Woodyard

American jazz drummer

78

Benny Bailey

American musician

79

Buddy DeFranco

American jazz clarinetist and bandleader

80

Lawrence Brown

jazz trombonist

81

A. K. Salim

American musician

82

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer

83

Ben Webster

American saxophonist

84

Bobby Durham

American musician

85

Charlie Rouse

American musician

86

Cedar Walton

American hard bop jazz pianist