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Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
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Omer Simeon
Omer Simeon
American musician
2
Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas
American musician
3
Paul Webster
Paul Webster
Jazz trumpeter
4
Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
5
Buell Neidlinger
Buell Neidlinger
American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist
6
Russel Bowles
Russel Bowles
American musician
7
Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
American musician
8
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
9
Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
10
Benny Waters
Benny Waters
American musician
11
Teddy McRae
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
12
Will Hudson
Will Hudson
Canadian-American composer, arranger, and big band leader
13
Richard Davis
Richard Davis
American double-bassist
14
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
15
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
16
Roy McCurdy
Roy McCurdy
jazz drummer
17
Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
18
Skitch Henderson
Skitch Henderson
American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918-2005)
19
Trummy Young
Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist
20
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
21
Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
American jazz double bassist
22
Peanuts Holland
Peanuts Holland
American musician
23
Charles Davis
Charles Davis
American musician
24
Lew Soloff
Lew Soloff
American musician
25
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
British band
26
John Purcell
John Purcell
American jazz saxophonist
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Dennis Mackrel
Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
28
Michael Gielen
Michael Gielen
Austrian conductor
29
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla
Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger
30
William Motzing
William Motzing
Composer, conductor, arranger
31
Stafford James
Stafford James
American musician
32
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
American composer
33
Otto Hardwick
Otto Hardwick
American musician
34
Gus Bivona
Gus Bivona
American musician
35
Arvell Shaw
Arvell Shaw
American musician
36
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn
American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913-1993)
37
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
38
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
39
Walter Page
Walter Page
American jazz musician
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Tim Cobb
Tim Cobb
American musician
41
Fred Frith
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
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Tom Varner
Tom Varner
American musician
43
Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Buster Bailey
Buster Bailey
American musician
46
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
47
Loren Schoenberg
Loren Schoenberg
American musician
48
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
49
Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
50
Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
51
Gil Fuller
Gil Fuller
American jazz arranger/composer and bandleader
52
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
American musician
53
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
54
Makanda Ken McIntyre
Makanda Ken McIntyre
American jazz musician and composer
55
Men at Work
Men at Work
Australian rock band
56
Leon Lee Dorsey
Leon Lee Dorsey
American musician
57
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
58
Michał Urbaniak
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
59
Don Cherry
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
60
Truck Parham
Truck Parham
American musician
61
Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)
62
Jonas Hellborg
Jonas Hellborg
Swedish musician
63
Vince Giordano
Vince Giordano
American musician and arranger
64
Okko Kamu
Okko Kamu
Finnish conductor and violinist
65
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson
American musician
66
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
67
Phillip Wilson
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
68
Tommy Ladnier
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
69
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
70
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
71
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Moses Allen (1907–February 2, 1983) was an American jazz bassist born in Memphis, Tennessee.

Allen began professionally playing music in 1927 after he joined Jimmie Lunceford's band, where he played the tuba. He switched to bass in 1932, remaining with Lunceford's orchestra until 1942. Allen's bass playing was a key element in the highly influential Lunceford ensemble. Allen was also an early experimenter with the electric bass. Among his best-known recordings with Lunceford is the tune "In Dat Mornin'".

After leaving Lunceford's orchestra, Allen opened a music store in New York City, playing occasional gigs until the 1960s. Allen died in New York City in 1983.