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Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
1
Joe Lovano
American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist
2
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
3
Charles Davis
American musician
4
Steamhammer
English blues-rock band
5
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
6
Dizzy Reece
Jamaican trumpeter
7
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
8
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician
9
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
10
Ted Nash
American musician
11
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
12
Humphrey Lyttelton
English jazz trumpeter
13
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
14
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
15
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
16
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
17
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
18
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
19
Johnny Griffin
American musician
20
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
21
Sal Nistico
American musician
22
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
23
John Klemmer
American musician
24
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
25
Joe Harriott
Jamaican jazz musician
26
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
27
Harold Vick
American musician
28
Budd Johnson
American musician
29
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist
30
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
31
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
32
Phineas Newborn Jr.
American pianist
33
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
34
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
35
Joe Castro
American musician
36
Branford Marsalis
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1960)
37
Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
38
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
39
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
40
Antonio Sánchez
Mexican jazz drummer, composer
41
Joe Garland
American musician
42
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
43
Joe Sample
American pianist
44
Bud Freeman
American musician
45
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
46
James Williams
American jazz pianist
47
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
48
Charles Earland
jazz musician
49
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
50
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
51
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
52
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
53
Dolo Coker
American musician
54
Jaki Byard
American musician
55
Buddy Tate
American musician
56
Joe Muranyi
American jazz clarinetist
57
Marshall Allen
American saxophonist
58
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
59
Eric Marienthal
American musician
60
Adrian Rollini
American musician
61
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
62
Jim Pepper
Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician
63
Ira Sullivan
American jazz musician
64
Curtis Stigers
American singer
