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Harold Land
American musician
1
Lou Blackburn
American musician
2
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
3
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
4
Chico Hamilton
American musician
5
Mel Lewis
American musician
6
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
7
Willie Bobo
American musician
8
George Duvivier
American musician
9
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
10
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
11
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
12
Carmell Jones
American trumpeter
13
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician
14
Snooky Young
American musician
15
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
16
Joe Newman
American musician
17
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
18
Buddy Collette
American musician
19
John Pisano
American musician
20
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
21
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
22
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
23
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
24
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
25
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
26
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
27
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
28
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
29
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
30
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
31
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
32
Bill Berry
American musician
33
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
34
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
35
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
36
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
37
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
38
Dennis Budimir
American musician
39
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
40
Seldon Powell
American musician
41
Budd Johnson
American musician
42
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
43
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
44
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
45
Herbie Lewis
American musician
46
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
47
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
48
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
49
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
50
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
51
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
52
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
53
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
54
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
55
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
56
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
57
Louis Hayes
American drummer
58
Les McCann
American musician
59
Don Friedman
American jazz pianist
60
Curtis Amy
American musician
61
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
62
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
63
Frank Butler
American jazz drummer
64
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
65
Dave Bailey
American drummer
66
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
67
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
68
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
69
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
70
Benny Bailey
American musician
71
James Buffington
American musician
72
Victor Gaskin
American bassist
73
Al Grey
American jazz musician
74
Charlie Rouse
American musician
75
Quentin Jackson
American musician
76
Bernie Glow
American musician
77
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
78
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
79
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer
80
George Bohanon
American musician
81
Harold Vick
American musician
82
Wilton Felder
American musician
83
Paul Humphrey
American musician
