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Britt Woodman
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
1
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
2
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
3
Richard Williams
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
4
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
5
Jack Nimitz
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
6
Buddy Collette
Buddy Collette
American musician
7
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
8
Dennis Budimir
Dennis Budimir
American musician
9
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
10
Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
11
Emil Richards
Emil Richards
American musician
12
Bobby Bryant
Bobby Bryant
American trumpeter
13
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
14
George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
15
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
16
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
17
Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
18
Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
American musician
19
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
20
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
21
Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
American musician
22
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
23
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
24
Harold Land
Harold Land
American musician
25
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
26
Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
27
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
28
Jackie Kelso
Jackie Kelso
musician
29
Eddie Preston
Eddie Preston
American musician
30
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
31
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter
32
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
33
Buster Cooper
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
34
Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
35
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
36
Bernie Glow
Bernie Glow
American musician
37
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
38
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
39
Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
40
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
41
Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
42
Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
43
Willie Dennis
Willie Dennis
jazz musician
44
Jimmy Nottingham
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
45
Benny Powell
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
46
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
American musician
47
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
48
Al Grey
Al Grey
American jazz musician
49
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
50
Paul Horn
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
51
Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
52
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
53
Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
54
Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
55
Roger Kellaway
Roger Kellaway
American pianist
56
James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
57
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
58
Quentin Jackson
Quentin Jackson
American musician
59
Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
60
Leo Wright
Leo Wright
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist
61
Ray Nance
Ray Nance
American musician
62
Cat Anderson
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
63
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
64
Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
65
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
66
Paul Humphrey
Paul Humphrey
American musician
67
Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
68
Jack Walrath
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
69
Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman
American musician
70
Al Hendrickson
Al Hendrickson
American musician
71
Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
72
Gábor Szabó
Gábor Szabó
Hungarian musician
73
John Guerin
John Guerin
American drummer
74
John Pisano
John Pisano
American musician
75
Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
76
Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
77
Onzy Matthews
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
78
Frankie Dunlop
Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
79
Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
80
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
81
Ray Copeland
Ray Copeland
American musician
82
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
83
James Buffington
James Buffington
American musician
84
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
85
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
86
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
87
Carson Smith
Carson Smith
American musician
88
Ben Tucker
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
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American musician
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Lou Blackburn (November 12, 1922 – 7 June 1990) was an American jazz trombonist born in Rankin, Pennsylvania who performed in several genres, especially the swing genre. He also performed in the West Coast jazz and soul jazz mediums. During the 1950s he played swing music with Lionel Hampton, and also Charlie Ventura. In the early 1960s he began performing with musicians like Cat Anderson, among others. He also appears on the album Mingus at Monterey by Charles Mingus. He also did crossover work with The Beach Boys and The Turtles, among others. From 1970 he lived in Germany, where he toured successfully with his ethno jazz band Mombasa. In 1990 he died in Berlin.