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Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
2
Matthew Gee
American musician
3
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
4
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
5
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
6
Richard Holmes
American organist
7
A. K. Salim
American musician
8
Irving Ashby
American jazz guitarist
9
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
10
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
11
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
12
Joe Newman
American musician
13
J. C. Heard
American musician
14
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
15
Henry Coker
American musician
16
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
17
Curtis Counce
American musician
18
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
19
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
20
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
21
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
22
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
23
Buddy Tate
American musician
24
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
25
Tom Archia
American musician
26
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
27
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
28
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
29
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
30
James Carter
American musician
31
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
32
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
33
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
34
Al Lucas
Canadian jazz musician
35
King Pleasure
American singer
36
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist
37
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
38
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
39
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
40
Richie Kamuca
American musician
41
Milt Buckner
American musician
42
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
43
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
44
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
45
Charles Thompson
American pianist
46
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
47
Milt Jackson
American musician
48
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
49
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
50
Charles Earland
jazz musician
