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Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau
New Orleans jazz musician
1
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
2
Bunk Johnson
American musician
3
Don Ewell
American musician
4
Placide Adams
American jazz musician
5
George Guesnon
American musician
6
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
7
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
8
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
9
Papa Bue
Danish trombonist and bandleader
10
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
11
Art Pepper
American musician
12
Money Johnson
American musician
13
Allan Jaffe
African-American jazz musician
14
Turk Murphy
American musician
15
Alton Purnell
American musician
16
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
17
Percy Heath
American musician
18
Lawrence Marrero
American jazz banjoist
19
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
20
Jimmie Noone
American musician
21
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
22
Chester Zardis
American jazz double-bassist
23
Albert Burbank
American jazz clarinetist
24
Billie Pierce
American jazz pianist and singer
25
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
26
Lars Edegran
Swedish musician
27
Joe Robichaux
American musician
28
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
29
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
30
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
31
Milt Jackson
American musician
32
Jim Robinson
American musician
33
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
34
Big Bill Bissonnette
Jazz trombonist and record producer
35
Punch Miller
American musician
36
Josiah "Cie" Frazier
New Orleans jazz musician
37
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
38
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
39
Pops Foster
American musician
40
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
41
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
42
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
43
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
44
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
45
Tony Scott
American jazz clarinetist, musician
46
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
47
Joe Newman
American musician
48
James Buffington
American musician
49
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
50
Pete Fountain
American clarinetist (1930-2016)
51
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
52
Budd Johnson
American musician
53
Willie Humphrey
American musician
54
Dave Bailey
American drummer
55
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
56
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
57
Benny Waters
American musician
58
Johnny Griffin
American musician
59
Baby Dodds
American musician
60
Reunald Jones
American musician
61
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
62
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
63
Don Byas
American musician
64
Snooky Young
American musician
65
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
66
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
67
Snooks Eaglin
American musician
68
Bill Crow
American bassist
69
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
70
Joe Benjamin
American musician
71
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
72
Sonny Clark
American musician
73
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
74
Larry Shields
American jazz musician
