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Louis Hayes
American drummer
1
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
2
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
3
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
4
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
5
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
6
Vincent Herring
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
7
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
8
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
9
George Coleman
American musician
10
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
11
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
12
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
13
Blue Mitchell
American musician
14
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
15
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
16
Don Butterfield
American musician
17
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
18
Frank Strozier
American saxophonist
19
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
20
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
21
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
22
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
23
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
24
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
25
Harold Vick
American musician
26
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
27
Duke Pearson
American pianist
28
Duke Jordan
American musician
29
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
30
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
31
Al Foster
American musician
32
Charles Tolliver
American musician
33
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
34
Miles Davis Quintet
American jazz quintet led by Miles Davis
35
Lennie McBrowne
American musician
36
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
37
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
38
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
39
Charlie Rouse
American musician
40
Von Freeman
American saxophonist
41
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
42
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
43
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
44
Billy Drummond
American musician
45
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
46
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
47
Hal Galper
American pianist
48
Dannie Richmond
American drummer
49
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
50
Teddy Kotick
American musician
51
Doug Raney
American musician
52
Specs Wright
American jazz drummer
53
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
54
Bob Berg
American musician
55
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
56
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
57
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
58
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
59
Johnny Griffin
American musician
60
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
61
Albert Heath
American drummer
62
Makanda Ken McIntyre
American jazz musician and composer
63
Jamil Nasser
American bassist
