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Curtis Amy
American musician
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Ray Anthony
American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor
2
Julian Argüelles
British musician
3
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
4
Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
5
Buster Bailey
American musician
6
Roland Hanna
American pianist
7
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
8
Bill Ashton
British musician
9
Manny Albam
musician and composer
10
Walter Page
American jazz musician
11
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
12
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
13
Bill Berry
American musician
14
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
15
Tony Parenti
American musician
16
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master (1929-)
17
George Gruntz
Swiss pianist (1932-2013)
18
Gérard Badini
French jazz musician
19
Matthew Gee
American musician
20
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
21
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
22
Richard Davis
American double-bassist
23
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
24
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer
25
Juhani Aaltonen
Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist.
26
Harold Ashby
American musician
27
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
28
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
29
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
30
Freddie Keppard
American jazz musician
31
Gil Evans
American pianist
32
Rex Stewart
American jazz cornetist
33
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
34
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
35
Red Rodney
American musician
36
Tony Coe
British jazz musician
37
June Christy
American singer
38
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
39
Butch Miles
American jazz drummer
40
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
41
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
42
Miles Davis Quintet
American jazz quintet led by Miles Davis
43
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
44
Neil Ardley
British jazz musician
45
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
46
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
47
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
48
Geoffrey Keezer
American musician
49
Conte Candoli
American musician
50
John Gross
American saxophone, flute and clarinet player
51
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
52
John Carisi
American trumpeter and composer
53
Jimmie Noone
American musician
