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Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
1
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
2
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
3
Billy Butterfield
American musician
4
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
5
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
6
Billy Harper
American musician
7
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
8
Duke Pearson
American pianist
9
Gregg Bissonette
American drummer
10
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
11
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
12
Michael Brecker
American musician
13
Barry Finnerty
American musician
14
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
15
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
16
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
17
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
18
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
19
Bobby Shew
American musician
20
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
21
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
22
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
23
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
24
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
25
Mark Egan
American jazz musician
26
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
27
Wallace Roney
American musician
28
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
29
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
30
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
31
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
32
Wycliffe Gordon
American musician
33
Don Lamond
American musician
34
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
35
Cecil Bridgewater
American jazz trumpeter
36
Delfeayo Marsalis
American trombonist
37
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
38
Dana Hall
Jazz drummer
39
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
40
Lou Donaldson
American saxophonist
41
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
42
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
43
Kye Palmer
American musician
44
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
45
Ira Sullivan
American jazz musician
46
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
47
Robert Irving III
American pianist and composer
48
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
49
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist
50
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
51
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
52
Roxy Coss
American jazz saxophonist and composer
53
David Berkman
American musician
54
Jack Walrath
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader
55
Randy Sandke
American musician
56
Joe Castro
American musician
57
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
58
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
59
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
60
Eddie Henderson
American musician
61
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
62
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
63
Blue Mitchell
American musician
64
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
65
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
66
Dave Holland
British musician
67
Jiggs Whigham
American jazz trombonist
