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Helen Merrill
American recording artist; jazz vocalist
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Russell Malone
jazz guitarist
2
Shirley Horn
American singer
3
Marlena Shaw
American singer
4
Alvin Stoller
American musician
5
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
6
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
7
Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)
8
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
9
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
10
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
11
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
12
Mary Hopkin
Welsh singer
13
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
14
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
15
David Spinozza
American musician
16
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
17
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
18
Billy Eckstine
American musician
19
Gallagher and Lyle
Scottish musical duo
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
21
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
22
Joe Sample
American pianist
23
Eddie Bert
American musician
24
Alan Broadbent
Jazz Pianist
25
Roy McCurdy
jazz drummer
26
Paul McCartney
English singer-songwriter, bassist of The Beatles
27
Sherman Ferguson
American musician
28
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
29
Plas Johnson
American musician
30
Milt Jackson
American musician
31
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
32
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
33
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
34
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
35
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
36
Barry Gibb
British singer, songwriter, record producer, and co-founder of the group Bee Gees
37
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
41
Frankie Laine
American popular singer (1913-2007)
42
George Duvivier
American musician
43
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
44
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
45
Johnny Mathis
American singer, recording artist
46
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian
47
Warren Vaché
American musician
48
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
49
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
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Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
51
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
52
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Mike Mainieri
American vibraphonist
54
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
55
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
56
Kenny Aronoff
American drummer
57
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
58
Ringo Starr
British musician, drummer for the Beatles
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George Martin
English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician
