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Gustav Brom
Czech conductor, composer, jazz musician, presenter, saxophonist, lyricist and singer
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Kurt Widmann
German musician
2
Lew Stone
British bandleader and arranger
3
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
4
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
5
Rupert Nurse
musical artist
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Jerry Gray
American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader
7
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
8
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
9
Gil Evans
American pianist
10
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
11
Vic Lewis
British musician
12
Joe Haymes
American musician
13
Don Redman
American musician
14
Bob Zurke
American jazz pianist
15
Esteban Jordan
American musician
16
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
17
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
18
Red Saunders
American musician
19
Sid Phillips
British musician
20
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
21
Bob Florence
American jazz arranger and pianist
22
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
23
Hennie Bekker
Zambian-Canadian composer and musician
24
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
25
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
26
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
27
Bunny Berigan
American musician
28
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
29
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
30
Van Alexander
American musician
31
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
32
Wilson Myers
American musician
33
Ernie Freeman
American musician
34
Gil Goldstein
American jazz pianist and accordionist
35
Sammy Nestico
American composer and arranger
36
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
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Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
38
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
39
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
40
Stefan Weintraub
German pianist
41
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
42
Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
43
Leroy Kirkland
American musician
44
Charlie La Vere
American pianist
45
Wilbur Sweatman
American musician
46
Don Ellis
American jazz musician
47
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
48
Bill Potts
American musician
49
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
50
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
51
Radamés Gnattali
Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor
52
Andy Hamilton
British musician
53
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator
54
Paul Kuhn
jazz musician, band leader, singer and pianist (1928-2013)
55
Dick Willebrandts
Dutch pianist
56
James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and United States Army officer
57
Bill Watrous
American trombonist
58
Buddy Emmons
American guitarist
59
Jan Garber
American musician
60
Derek Wadsworth
English jazz musician, composer and arranger
61
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
62
Leo Mathisen
Danish musician
63
F. Henri Klickmann
American composer and songwriter
64
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
65
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
66
Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger
67
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
68
René Touzet
American bandleader
69
Edmund Kötscher
German composer and conductor
