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James Williams
American jazz pianist
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Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
2
Frank Strozier
American saxophonist
3
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
4
Walter Perkins
American drummer
5
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
6
Jamil Nasser
American bassist
7
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
8
Richie Powell
American pianist
9
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
10
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
11
Denzil Best
American jazz drummer
12
Elmo Hope
American musician
13
Eric Alexander
American saxophonist
14
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
15
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
16
George Coleman
American musician
17
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
18
Junior Mance
American musician
19
Éric Legnini
Belgian musician
20
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
21
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
22
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
23
Duke Pearson
American pianist
24
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
25
Paul Chambers
American musician
26
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
27
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
28
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
29
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
30
Walter Davis
American pianist
31
Stafford James
American musician
32
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
33
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
34
Craig Taborn
American musician
35
Lee Morgan
American trumpeter
36
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
37
Bill Mobley
American musician
38
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
39
John Mehegan
American musician
