0
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
1
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
2
Bob Neloms
3
Cameron Brown
American musician
4
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
5
Ricky Ford
American jazz tenor saxophonist
6
Michael Cochrane
American musician
7
Don Pullen
American jazz pianist and organist
8
Mike Richmond
American musician
9
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
10
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
11
George Adams
musician
12
Dick Griffin
American musician
13
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
14
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
15
Anthony Cox
American jazz bass player
16
Bill Saxton
American jazz musician
17
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
18
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
19
Michael Carvin
American musician
20
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
21
Steve Slagle
American musician
22
Ralph Peterson, Jr.
American jazz drummer
23
Bob Berg
American musician
24
Philip Catherine
musician
25
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
26
Roland Hanna
American pianist
27
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
28
Abraham Burton
American saxophonist and bandleader
29
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
30
Glenn Ferris
American musician
31
John Stubblefield
American musician
32
Warren Smith
American musician
33
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
34
Gary Bartz
American musician
35
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
36
Benny Green
American musician
37
Bill Hardman
American musician
38
Andy McKee
American bassist
39
Craig Handy
American tenor saxophonist
40
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
41
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
42
Steve LaSpina
American musician, artist, educator
43
Eddie Henderson
American musician
44
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
45
George Coleman
American musician
46
Cecil McBee
American bassist
47
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
48
Ryan Kisor
American musician
49
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
50
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
51
James Carter
American musician
52
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
53
Don Sickler
American musician
54
Robin Eubanks
American musician
55
Hugh Lawson
American pianist
56
Beaver Harris
American musician
57
Louis Hayes
American drummer
58
Vincent Gardner
American musician
59
Alan Dawson
American musician
60
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
61
Jeff "Tain" Watts
American musician
62
Nick Brignola
American musician
63
Roy Brooks
American drummer
