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Al Cohn
American saxophonist
1
Teddy Kotick
American musician
2
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
3
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
4
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
5
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
6
Gene Quill
American musician
7
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
8
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
9
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
10
Jimmy Raney
American musician
11
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
12
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
13
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
14
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
15
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
16
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
17
Hod OBrien
American musician
18
Eddie Bert
American musician
19
Eddie Jones
American musician
20
Frank Rehak
American musician
21
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
22
Bill Crow
American bassist
23
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
24
Joe Newman
American musician
25
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
26
Teddy Charles
American musician
27
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
28
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
29
Vinnie Burke
American musician
30
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist
31
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
32
Larry Bunker
American musician
33
Manny Albam
musician and composer
34
Wilbur Ware
American musician
35
Henri Renaud
French musician
36
Harvie S
American musician
37
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
38
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
39
Bernie Glow
American musician
40
Gus Johnson
American musician
41
Dick Katz
American musician
42
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
43
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
44
Bill Potts
American musician
45
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
46
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist
47
Marky Markowitz
American musician
48
George Wallington
American musician
49
Peck Morrison
American musician
50
Dave Schildkraut
American musician
51
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
52
Billy Byers
American jazz trombonist and arranger (1927-1996)
53
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
54
Al Aarons
American jazz trumpeter
55
Michael Moore
American jazz bassist
56
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
57
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
58
Joe Puma
American musician
59
Nat Pierce
American musician
60
Percy Heath
American musician
61
Don Elliott
jazz musician
62
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
63
Dave Bailey
American drummer
64
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
65
Don Lamond
American musician
66
Joe Benjamin
American musician
67
Chuck Flores
American jazz drummer
68
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
69
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
70
Jack Noren
American musician
