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Mel Lewis
American musician
1
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
2
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
3
Snooky Young
American musician
4
Eddie Bert
American musician
5
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
6
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
7
Sam Brown
American jazz guitarist
8
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
9
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
10
Roland Hanna
American pianist
11
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
12
Bill Berry
American musician
13
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
14
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
15
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
16
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
17
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
18
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
19
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
20
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
21
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
22
George Duvivier
American musician
23
Joe Newman
American musician
24
James Buffington
American musician
25
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
26
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
27
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
28
Warren Smith
American musician
29
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
30
Don Butterfield
American musician
31
Waymon Reed
American musician
32
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
33
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
34
Quentin Jackson
American musician
35
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
36
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
37
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
38
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
39
Bernie Glow
American musician
40
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
41
Al Grey
American jazz musician
42
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
43
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
44
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
45
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
46
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
47
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
48
Milt Jackson
American musician
49
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
50
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
51
Cecil Bridgewater
American jazz trumpeter
52
Eric Gale
American musician
53
Eddie Daniels
American musician
54
Henry Coker
American musician
55
Janice Robinson
56
Åke Persson
Swedish musician
57
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
58
Bob Bushnell
musician
59
Seldon Powell
American musician
60
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
61
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
62
Dave Bailey
American drummer
63
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
64
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
65
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
66
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
67
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
68
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
69
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
70
Don Sebesky
American jazz musician
71
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
72
Willie Bobo
American musician
73
Bill Watrous
American trombonist
74
Loren Schoenberg
American musician
75
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
