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Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
1
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
2
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
3
Russell Procope
American musician
4
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
5
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
6
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
7
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
8
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
9
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
10
Ray Nance
American musician
11
Willie Smith
American musician
12
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
13
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
14
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
15
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
16
Quentin Jackson
American musician
17
Joe Newman
American musician
18
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
19
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
20
George Duvivier
American musician
21
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
22
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
23
Hilton Jefferson
American jazz saxophonist
24
Alvin Stoller
American musician
25
Jimmy Raney
American musician
26
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
27
Emmett Berry
American musician
28
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
29
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
30
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
31
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
32
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
33
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
34
Herbie Jones
American musician
35
Gus Johnson
American musician
36
Mel Lewis
American musician
37
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
38
Willie Cook
American musician
39
Aaron Bell
American musician
40
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
41
Tommy Pederson
American musician
42
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
43
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
44
Eddie Bert
American musician
45
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
46
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
47
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
48
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
49
Gene Ramey
American musician
50
Joe Benjamin
American musician
51
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
52
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
53
Rudy Powell
American jazz musician
54
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist
55
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
56
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
57
Herbie Harper
American musician
58
Teddy Kotick
American musician
59
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
60
Shorty Baker
American musician
61
Percy Heath
American musician
62
Eddie Jones
American musician
63
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
64
Frank Rehak
American musician
65
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
66
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
67
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
68
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
69
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
70
Al Hendrickson
American musician
71
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
72
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
73
Bennie Green
American musician
74
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
75
Bill Berry
American musician
76
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
77
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
78
Conte Candoli
American musician
79
Tony Scott
American jazz clarinetist, musician
80
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
81
Budd Johnson
American musician
82
Henderson Chambers
American musician
