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Herbie Lewis
American musician
1
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
2
Richard Holmes
American organist
3
Seldon Powell
American musician
4
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
5
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
6
Ron Jefferson
jazz drummer
7
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
8
Donald Dean
American musician
9
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
10
Paul Humphrey
American musician
11
Victor Gaskin
American bassist
12
Billy Butler
American musician
13
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
14
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
15
Benny Bailey
American musician
16
Milt Jackson
American musician
17
Wayne Henderson
American trombonist and record producer
18
Jimmy Rowser
American bassist
19
Harold Vick
American musician
20
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
21
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
22
Joe Newman
American musician
23
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
24
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
25
Willie Bobo
American musician
26
Dave Pike
American jazz musician
27
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
28
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
29
Harold Land
American musician
30
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
31
Wilton Felder
American musician
32
Plas Johnson
American musician
33
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
34
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
35
Dennis Budimir
American musician
36
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
37
George Duvivier
American musician
38
Larry Bunker
American musician
39
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
40
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
41
Dave Bailey
American drummer
42
The Three Sounds
American jazz piano trio
43
Mel Lewis
American musician
44
Connie Kay
American musician
45
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
46
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
47
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
48
Percy Heath
American musician
49
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
50
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician
51
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
52
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
53
Joe Sample
American pianist
54
Willis Jackson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
55
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
56
Stix Hooper
American musician
57
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
58
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
59
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
60
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
61
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
62
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
63
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
64
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
65
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
66
Larry Young
American jazz musician
67
Duke Pearson
American pianist
68
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
69
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
70
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
71
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
72
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
73
John Pisano
American musician
