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Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
1
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
2
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
3
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
4
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
5
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
6
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
7
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
8
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
9
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
10
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
11
Jack Montrose
American musician
12
Stan Levey
American musician
13
Jaki Byard
American musician
14
Harold Land
American musician
15
Frank Butler
American jazz drummer
16
Alan Dawson
American musician
17
George Andrew Cables
American jazz pianist
18
Duke Jordan
American musician
19
Art Pepper
American musician
20
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
21
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
22
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
23
Walter Davis
American pianist
24
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
25
Howard Rumsey
American musician
26
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
27
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
28
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
29
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
30
Dolo Coker
American musician
31
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
32
Freddie Redd
American pianist
33
Sonny Clark
American musician
34
Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
35
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
36
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
37
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
38
Bill Hardman
American musician
39
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
40
Reggie Johnson
American musician
41
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
42
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
43
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
44
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
45
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
46
Buddy Childers
American musician
47
Teddy Charles
American musician
48
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
49
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
50
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
51
James Moody
American jazz musician
52
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
53
Harold Mabern
American pianist
54
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
55
Paul Chambers
American musician
56
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
57
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
58
Wade Legge
Jazz pianist and bassist
59
Allen Eager
American musician
60
Jimmy Raney
American musician
61
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
62
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
63
Bud Powell
American pianist and composer
64
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
65
Addison Farmer
American musician
66
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
67
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
68
Curtis Counce
American musician
69
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
70
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
71
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
72
Russ Freeman
American musician
73
Elmo Hope
American musician
74
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
75
Larance Marable
American musician
76
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
77
Frank Morgan
American musician
78
Conte Candoli
American musician
79
Hugh Lawson
American pianist
