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Cozy Cole
American musician
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
4
Nick Fatool
American musician
5
George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Richie Pratt
American musician
9
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
10
Billy Eckstine
American musician
11
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
12
Chu Berry
American musician
13
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist
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Buster Cooper
American trombonist
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Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Ziggy Elman
American musician
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Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter
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Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
20
Bobby Plater
American musician
21
Jess Stacy
American musician
22
Al Grey
American jazz musician
23
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
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Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
25
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
26
Allan Reuss
American jazz guitarist
27
Red Allen
American jazz musician, band leader
28
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
29
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Buster Bailey
American musician
33
Arvell Shaw
American musician
34
Eddie Bert
American musician
35
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Joe Williams
American jazz singer
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Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
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Milt Jackson
American musician
39
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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Arthur Rollini
American musician and clarinetist
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Sonny Parker
American blues and jazz singer, dancer, and drummer
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Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Dardanelle
American musician and pianist
44
Thomas Chapin
American musician
45
Jack McVea
American musician
46
Mulatu Astatke
Ethiopian musician.
47
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Earl Bostic
American musician
50
Jimmie Noone
American musician
51
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
52
Pete Yellin
American jazz musician
53
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
54
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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Leroy Anderson
American composer (1908-1975)
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Johnny Dodds
American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist
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Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
58
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
59
David Amram
American musician
60
Tiny Davis
American trumpeter
61
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
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Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
63
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
64
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
65
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
66
Hymie Shertzer
American musician
67
Red Norvo
American musician
68
Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
69
Adrian Rollini
American musician
70
George Williams
musician and an arranger for a number of major big bands
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Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
72
Jackie Kelso
musician
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Sonny Burke
American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer (1914-1980)
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Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Randy Sandke
American musician
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Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Peter Appleyard
Canadian vibraphonist
