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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
1
J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
2
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
3
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
4
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
5
Arvell Shaw
American musician
6
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
7
Quentin Jackson
American musician
8
Louis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
9
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
10
Al Grey
American jazz musician
11
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
12
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
13
Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
14
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
15
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
16
Joe Newman
American musician
17
Joe Bushkin
American jazz pianist, songwriter
18
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
19
Reunald Jones
American musician
20
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
21
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
22
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
23
Claude Hopkins
American pianist
24
Ray Nance
American musician
25
Buster Bailey
American musician
26
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
27
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
28
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
29
Gilbert Bécaud
French singer, composer, pianist and actor
30
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
31
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
32
Eddie Bert
American musician
33
Louis Hayes
American drummer
34
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
35
Ruby Braff
American musician
36
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
37
Guy Lombardo
Canadian-American bandleader
38
Herb Jeffries
American singer and actor (1913-2014)
39
George Duvivier
American musician
40
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
41
Marty Napoleon
American pianist
42
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
43
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist
44
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
45
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
46
Earl Hines
American jazz pianist
47
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
48
The Drifters
American R&B band (1953-)
49
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
50
Milt Jackson
American musician
51
The Mills Brothers
American jazz and pop vocal quartet
52
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
53
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
