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Milt Bernhart
American musician
1
Alvin Stoller
American musician
2
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
3
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
4
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
5
Herbie Harper
American musician
6
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
7
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
8
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
9
Larry Bunker
American musician
10
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
11
Don Fagerquist
American musician
12
Conte Candoli
American musician
13
Al Porcino
American musician
14
John Graas
American musician
15
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
16
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
17
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
18
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
19
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
20
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
21
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
22
Dave Pell
American musician
23
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
24
Conrad Gozzo
American musician
25
George Roberts
American trombonist
26
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
27
Plas Johnson
American musician
28
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
29
Joe Puma
American musician
30
Al Viola
American musician
31
Buddy Childers
American musician
32
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
33
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
34
Eddie Bert
American musician
35
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
36
Ray Linn
American musician
37
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
38
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
39
Vincent DeRosa
American musician
40
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
41
George Duvivier
American musician
42
Al Hendrickson
American musician
43
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
44
Jimmy Raney
American musician
45
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
46
Harold Land
American musician
47
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
48
Percy Heath
American musician
49
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
50
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
51
Harry Betts
American jazz trombonist (1922-2012)
52
Stu Williamson
American trumpeter
53
Mel Lewis
American musician
54
Emmett Berry
American musician
55
Frank Rehak
American musician
56
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
57
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
58
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
59
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
60
Dick Nash
American musician
61
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
62
Don Butterfield
American musician
63
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
64
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915-2011)
65
Tommy Pederson
American musician
66
Lou Stein
American musician
67
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist
68
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
69
Ray Nance
American musician
70
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
71
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
72
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
73
Willie Smith
American musician
74
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
75
Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)
76
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
77
Curtis Counce
American musician
78
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
79
Joe Benjamin
American musician
80
Charlie Ventura
American musician
81
Bernie Glow
American musician
82
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
83
Buddy Collette
American musician
84
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
85
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
86
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
87
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
