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David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
1
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
2
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
3
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
4
Melvin Sparks
American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist
5
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
6
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
7
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
8
Howard Johnson
American musician
9
Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
10
George Coleman
American musician
11
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
12
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist
13
James Clay
American musician
14
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, Blues Brothers member
15
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Joe Newman
American musician
17
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
18
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
19
James Buffington
American musician
20
Snooky Young
American musician
21
Eric Gale
American musician
22
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
23
Marcus Belgrave
American trumpeter
24
Richie Cole
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger
25
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
26
Jerry Jumonville
American saxophonist
27
Michael Lington
Danish musician
28
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
29
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
30
Bill Easley
American musician
31
Idris Muhammad
American drummer
32
Plas Johnson
American musician
33
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
34
Milt Jackson
American musician
35
Waymon Reed
American musician
36
Joe Beck
American musician
37
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
38
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
39
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
40
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
41
Johnny Griffin
American musician
42
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
43
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
44
Dick Griffin
American musician
45
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
46
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
47
Don Sebesky
American jazz musician
48
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
49
Bob deVos
American musician
50
Seldon Powell
American musician
