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Arthur Schutt
American pianist
1
Ray Bryant
American pianist
2
Lou Busch
American record producer, musician and songwriter (1910-1979)
3
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
4
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
5
Jymie Merritt
American bassist
6
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
7
Charlie Spivak
bandleader
8
Wilson Myers
American musician
9
Bob Hammer
American pianist
10
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
11
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
12
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
13
Paul Chambers
American musician
14
Richie Powell
American pianist
15
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
16
Elmer Snowden
American musician
17
Uri Caine
American pianist
18
Jan Garber
American musician
19
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
20
Shad Collins
American musician
21
Cal Massey
American musician
22
Calvin Jackson
American musician
23
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
24
Alex Hill
American musician
25
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
26
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
27
Bill Challis
American jazz arranger
28
Blue Mitchell
American musician
29
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
30
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
31
Percy Heath
American musician
32
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
33
Sam Wooding
American jazz pianist
34
Billy Kyle
Jazz pianist
35
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
36
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
37
Christian McBride
American musician
38
Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
39
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
40
Dave Nelson
American trumpeter, musician and pianist (1905-1946)
41
Elmer Schoebel
American musician
42
Shep Shepherd
American jazz musician
43
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
44
Jerry Gray
American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader
45
Horace Ott
American musician
46
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
47
Bunny Berigan
American musician
48
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
49
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
50
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
51
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
52
Jimmy Deuchar
British musician
53
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
54
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
55
Bill Finegan
American bandleader, pianist, arranger, and composer
56
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
57
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
58
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
59
Dodo Marmarosa
American musician
60
Claude Hopkins
American pianist
61
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
62
Lenny Hambro
Jazz Musician
63
Harry South
British musician
64
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader
65
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
66
Jimmy Blythe
American jazz and boogie-woogie pianist
67
Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
68
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer
