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Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
1
Milt Bernhart
American musician
2
Larry Bunker
American musician
3
Al Viola
American musician
4
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
5
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
6
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
7
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
8
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
9
Mel Lewis
American musician
10
Dennis Budimir
American musician
11
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
12
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
13
George Roberts
American trombonist
14
Alvin Stoller
American musician
15
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
16
Don Fagerquist
American musician
17
Dave Pell
American musician
18
Eddie Bert
American musician
19
Buddy Childers
American musician
20
Buddy Collette
American musician
21
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
22
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
23
Conte Candoli
American musician
24
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
25
John Pisano
American musician
26
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
27
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
28
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
29
Chico Hamilton
American musician
30
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
31
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
32
Claude Williamson
American pianist
33
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
34
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
35
Bill Barber
American musician
36
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
37
Al Hendrickson
American musician
38
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
39
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
40
Willie Bobo
American musician
41
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician
42
Herbie Harper
American musician
43
Emil Richards
American musician
44
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
45
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
46
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
47
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
48
Russ Freeman
American musician
49
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
50
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
51
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
52
Lou Blackburn
American musician
53
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
54
Bernie Glow
American musician
55
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
56
Lyle Ritz
American bassist and ukulele player
57
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
58
Harold Land
American musician
59
Howard Johnson
American musician
60
Plas Johnson
American musician
61
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
62
Dave Bailey
American drummer
63
Wilton Felder
American musician
64
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
65
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
66
Al Porcino
American musician
67
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
68
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
69
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
70
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
71
Mike Melvoin
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
72
Eric Gale
American musician
73
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
74
Harry Betts
American jazz trombonist (1922-2012)
75
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
76
Chuck Domanico
American musician
77
Jimmy Raney
American musician
78
Frank Rehak
American musician
79
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
80
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
81
Steve Swallow
jazz bassist and composer
82
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
83
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
84
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
85
Bob Bushnell
musician
