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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
1
George Roberts
American trombonist
2
Alvin Stoller
American musician
3
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
4
Buddy Bregman
American musical arranger, record producer and composer
5
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
6
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
7
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
8
Shorty Sherock
American musician
9
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
10
Al Viola
American musician
11
Tommy Pederson
American musician
12
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
13
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
14
Al Grey
American jazz musician
15
Milt Bernhart
American musician
16
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
17
Larry Bunker
American musician
18
Plas Johnson
American musician
19
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
American musical duo, collaboration
20
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
21
Corky Hale
American musician
22
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
23
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
24
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
25
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
26
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
27
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
28
Stuff Smith
American musician
29
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
30
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
31
Stan Levey
American musician
32
Quentin Jackson
American musician
33
Ellis Larkins
American recording artist; jazz pianist
34
Buddy Collette
American musician
35
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
36
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
37
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
38
Gus Johnson
American musician
39
Joe Newman
American musician
40
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
41
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
42
Norman Simmons
pianist and arranger
43
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
44
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
45
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
46
Nick Fatool
American musician
47
Booty Wood
American jazz musician
48
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
49
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
50
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
51
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
52
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
53
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
54
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
55
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
56
Conte Candoli
American musician
57
Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
58
Mark Murphy
American singer
59
Emil Richards
American musician
60
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
61
Willie Smith
American musician
