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Willie Lewis
American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician
1
Bill Coleman
American musician
2
Junior Mance
American musician
3
Don Byas
American musician
4
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
5
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
6
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
7
Bill Berry
American musician
8
Eddie Higgins
American musician
9
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
10
Jimmy Shirley
American jazz guitarist
11
Bill Potts
American musician
12
Marc Ribot
American musician
13
Big Boy Goudie
American musician
14
Porter Kilbert
American musician
15
Walter Norris
American pianist
16
Nat Pierce
American musician
17
Harold Mabern
American pianist
18
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
19
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
20
Sammy Rimington
British musician
21
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
22
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
23
James Williams
American jazz pianist
24
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
25
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
26
Carl Fontana
American musician
27
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
28
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist
29
Dave McKenna
American musician
30
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
31
Serge Chaloff
American musician
32
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
33
Buzzy Drootin
American musician
34
Tony Scherr
American musician
35
Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
36
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
37
Dave Holland
British musician
38
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
39
Jack Wilson
American pianist (1936-2007)
40
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
41
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
42
Jim Beard
American musician
43
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
44
George Russell
American pianist and composer
45
Ray Bryant
American pianist
46
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
47
Goldie and the Gingerbreads
band
48
George Wallington
American musician
49
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
50
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
51
Buster Williams
American musician
52
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
53
Smiley Lewis
American musician
54
Juan García Esquivel
Mexican musician compositer (1918-2002)
55
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
56
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist
57
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
58
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
59
Percival Mackey
British composer
60
Robin Eubanks
American musician
61
Killing Joke
English post-punk band
62
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
63
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer
64
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
65
Bill Chase
American trumpeter
66
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
