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Teddy Kotick
American musician
1
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
2
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
3
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
4
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
5
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
6
Bill Crow
American bassist
7
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
8
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
9
Attila Zoller
Hungarian Jazz guitarist
10
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
11
George Duvivier
American musician
12
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
13
Gene Quill
American musician
14
Vinnie Burke
American musician
15
Joe Puma
American musician
16
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
17
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
18
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
19
Frank Rehak
American musician
20
Eddie Bert
American musician
21
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
22
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
23
Dave Bailey
American drummer
24
Mel Lewis
American musician
25
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
26
Addison Farmer
American musician
27
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
28
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
29
Gene Ramey
American musician
30
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
31
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
32
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
33
Bob Carter
American bassist
34
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
35
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
36
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
37
Percy Heath
American musician
38
Nick Stabulas
American musician
39
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
40
Don Butterfield
American musician
41
Conte Candoli
American musician
42
Dick Katz
American musician
43
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
44
Aaron Sachs
American musician
45
Willie Smith
American musician
46
Ray Copeland
American musician
47
Duke Jordan
American musician
48
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
49
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
50
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
51
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
52
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
53
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
54
Joe Newman
American musician
55
Art Mardigan
American musician
56
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
57
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
58
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
59
Dick Garcia
American musician
60
Al Levitt
American musician
61
René Thomas
Belgian musician
62
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
63
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
64
Skeeter Best
American musician
65
Eddie Jones
American musician
66
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
67
Morey Feld
American musician
68
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
69
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
70
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
71
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
72
Connie Kay
American musician
73
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
74
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
75
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
76
Specs Powell
American musician
77
Bennie Green
American musician
78
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
79
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
80
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
81
Joe Benjamin
American musician
82
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
83
Billy Butler
American musician
