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Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Cozy Cole
American musician
3
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
4
George Freeman
American musician
5
Billy Eckstine
American musician
6
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
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Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
8
Wingy Manone
American musician
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Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
10
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
11
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
14
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
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Matthew Gee
American musician
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Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Vann "Piano Man" Walls
American musician
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Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
24
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
25
Johnny Heartsman
American electric blues and soul blues musician
26
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
27
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
28
Blue Mitchell
American musician
29
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
30
Jim Wynn
American saxophonist
31
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Panama Francis
American musician
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
34
Ray Nance
American musician
35
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
36
Snooky Young
American musician
37
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
38
Dennis Irwin
American jazz musician
39
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
40
Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
41
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
42
Al Grey
American jazz musician
43
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
44
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
45
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
46
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
47
George Coleman
American musician
48
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter
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Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
51
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
52
Johnny Pate
American record producer
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Victor Sproles
American musician
54
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
55
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
56
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
57
Buddy Tate
American musician
58
Don Lamond
American musician
59
Rusty Bryant
American musician
60
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
61
Herbie Fields
American jazz musician
62
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
63
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
64
Erskine Hawkins
American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama
65
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
66
Bill Henderson
jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)
67
Ivory Joe Hunter
American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Plas Johnson
American musician
69
Joe Scott
an American R&B trumpeter
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
