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Bobby Plater
American musician
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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Roland Hanna
American pianist
3
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
4
Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
6
Thomas Chapin
American musician
7
Andy Middleton
American musician
8
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
10
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
11
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
12
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
13
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
14
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
15
Richie Vitale
American jazz musician
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Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
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Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
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Slide Hampton
American trombonist
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Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
20
Lou Blackburn
American musician
21
Steve Slagle
American musician
22
A. K. Salim
American musician
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Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
24
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
25
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer
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Leon Lee Dorsey
American musician
27
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
28
Kenny Washington
American musician
29
Pete Yellin
American jazz musician
30
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
31
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
32
Jack Wilkins
American musician
33
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Dardanelle
American musician and pianist
35
Teddy Charles
American musician
36
Marvin Smith
American musician
37
Michael Weiss
American musician
38
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
40
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
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John Gordon
American jazz trombonist
42
Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist
43
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
44
Carson Smith
American musician
45
Randy Sandke
American musician
46
Cozy Cole
American musician
47
George Coleman
American musician
48
George Mraz
Czech jazz bassist
49
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
50
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
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Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
52
Frank Lacy
American musician
53
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
54
George Williams
musician and an arranger for a number of major big bands
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Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
56
David Amram
American musician
57
Joe Newman
American musician
58
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer and bandleader (1907-1994)
59
Bobby Enriquez
Jazz pianist
60
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
61
Warren Chiasson
Canadian vibraphonist
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Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
63
Jason Mraz
American guitarist
