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George Duvivier
American musician
1
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
2
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
3
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
4
George Tucker
American musician
5
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
6
Billy Butler
American musician
7
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
8
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
9
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
10
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
11
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
12
Peck Morrison
American musician
13
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
14
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)
15
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
16
Earl May
American musician
17
Joe Newman
American musician
18
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
19
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
20
Art Davis
American double-bassist
21
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
22
Henry Coker
American musician
23
Bobby Durham
American musician
24
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
25
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
26
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
27
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
28
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
29
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
30
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
31
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
32
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
33
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
34
Dave Bailey
American drummer
35
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
36
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
37
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
38
Milt Jackson
American musician
39
Willis Jackson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
40
Keter Betts
American jazz musician
41
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
42
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
43
Roland Hanna
American pianist
44
Hugh Lawson
American pianist
45
Jimmy Raney
American musician
46
George Coleman
American musician
47
Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
48
Louis Hayes
American drummer
49
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
50
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
51
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
52
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
53
Ronnell Bright
American musician
54
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
55
Ben Riley
American drummer
56
James Buffington
American musician
57
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
58
Willie Bobo
American musician
59
Larry Gales
American musician
60
Al Grey
American jazz musician
61
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
62
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
63
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
64
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist
65
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
66
Patti Bown
American musician
67
George Barrow
American jazz musician
68
Sonny Clark
American musician
69
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
70
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
71
Richard Holmes
American organist
72
Herbie Lewis
American musician
73
Jimmie Smith
American jazz drummer
74
Paul Humphrey
American musician
75
Johnny Griffin
American musician
76
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
77
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
78
Gildo Mahones
American pianist
79
Walter Perkins
American drummer
80
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
