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Tommy Pederson
Tommy Pederson
American musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
2
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
3
Don Fagerquist
Don Fagerquist
American musician
4
Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
5
Joe Puma
Joe Puma
American musician
6
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
7
John Graas
John Graas
American musician
8
George Roberts
George Roberts
American trombonist
9
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
10
Alvin Stoller
Alvin Stoller
American musician
11
Buddy Childers
Buddy Childers
American musician
12
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
13
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
14
Bob Gordon
Bob Gordon
American musician
15
Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
16
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
17
Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
18
Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
19
Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
20
John Simmons
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
21
Uan Rasey
Uan Rasey
American trumpeter
22
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
23
Al Porcino
Al Porcino
American musician
24
Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
25
Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
26
Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Claude Williamson
Claude Williamson
American pianist
28
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
29
Marty Paich
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
30
Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
31
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
32
Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
33
Pete Rugolo
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
34
Ray Linn
Ray Linn
American musician
35
Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
36
Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
37
Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman
American musician
38
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
39
Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
40
Stu Williamson
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
41
Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
42
Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
43
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
44
Harry Betts
Harry Betts
American jazz trombonist (1922-2012)
45
Jack Costanzo
Jack Costanzo
American musician
46
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
47
Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
48
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
49
Don Abney
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
50
Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
51
Dick Nash
Dick Nash
American musician
52
Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
53
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
54
Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
55
Sam Most
Sam Most
American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist
56
Harry Babasin
Harry Babasin
American musician
57
Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
58
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
59
Teddy Kotick
Teddy Kotick
American musician
60
Curtis Counce
Curtis Counce
American musician
61
Bill Harris
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
62
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
63
Turk Van Lake
Turk Van Lake
American musician
64
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
65
Don Bagley
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist
66
Bobby Donaldson
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
67
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
69
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
70
Paul Quinichette
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
71
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
72
Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
73
Vincent DeRosa
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
74
Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
75
Bill Crow
Bill Crow
American bassist
76
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
77
Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
78
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
79
Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
80
Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
81
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
82
Joe Gordon
Joe Gordon
American trumpeter
83
Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
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Marky Markowitz
Marky Markowitz
American musician
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Irv Kluger
Irv Kluger
Irv is a Past Vice President of Las Vegas Local 369 of the American Federation of Musicians. Irv played a key role in developing a pension plan for union musicians in Las Vegas.
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Herbert Harper (2 July 1920 — 21 January 2012) was an American jazz trombonist of the West Coast jazz school.

Born in Salina, Kansas, he first started playing swing music with Benny Goodman and Charlie Spivak in the 1940s and 1950s. Working on the West Coast jazz scene, he performed with such musicians as Stan Kenton, Bill Perkins and Maynard Ferguson, among others.

In June 1949, he was a member of the band backing Billie Holiday on her famous Just Jazz radio broadcast for AFRS in Los Angeles. Other band members were Neal Hefti (trumpet), Herbie Steward (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Robert "Iggy" Shevak (bass) and Roy "Blinky" Garner (drums).

In 1954, he recorded several sessions as a member of Steve White's Hollywood-based quartet.