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Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
1
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
2
Shirley Clay
American musician
3
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
4
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
5
Ed Allen
musician
6
Lou Hooper
Canadian musician
7
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
8
Pee Wee Russell
American musician
9
Leonard Davis
American jazz musician
10
William Thornton Blue
American musician
11
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
12
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
13
Bud Freeman
American musician
14
Ernest Hill
American musician
15
Frank Galbreath
American musician
16
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
17
Richard M. Jones
American musician
18
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
19
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
20
Clyde Bernhardt
American musician
21
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
22
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
23
Eddie Condon
US musician
24
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician
25
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
26
Castor McCord
American jazz saxophonist
27
Jaki Byard
American musician
28
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
29
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
30
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
31
Lennie McBrowne
American musician
32
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
33
Budd Johnson
American musician
34
Wingy Manone
American musician
35
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
36
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
37
Wardell Gray
American musician
38
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
39
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
40
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
41
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
42
Tony Parenti
American musician
43
The Wolverines
band
44
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
45
Keg Johnson
American jazz trombonists
46
Orville Knapp
American musician and bandleader
47
Santo Pecora
American musician
48
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
49
Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
50
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
51
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
52
Ben Smith
American jazz alto saxophonist, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist
53
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
54
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
55
Spencer Clark
American musician
56
Buddy Tate
American musician
57
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
58
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
59
Jack Gardner
American musician
60
George Freeman
American musician
61
Herb Flemming
American musician
62
Muggsy Spanier
American musician
63
Chico Freeman
American saxophonist
64
Baby Dodds
American musician
65
Johnny Griffin
American musician
66
Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
67
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
68
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
69
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
70
Don Byas
American musician
71
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
72
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
73
Louis Mitchell
American musician
74
Lem Johnson
American musician
75
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
76
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
77
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
78
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
79
Billy Usselton
American musician
