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Slim & Slam
1
Slim Gaillard
American musician
2
Eddie Safranski
American musician
3
Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
4
Jake Porter
American musician, record label owner
5
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
6
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
7
Stuff Smith
American musician
8
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
9
Mary Osborne
American musician
10
Percy Heath
American musician
11
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
12
Don Byas
American musician
13
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
14
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
15
Chu Berry
American musician
16
Bill Douglass
American jazz drummer
17
Johnny Guarnieri
American musician
18
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
19
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
20
Derek Smith
British musician
21
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
22
Louis Stewart
Irish jazz guitarist
23
Milt Jackson
American musician
24
Buster Harding
Canadian-born American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
25
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
26
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic
27
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
28
Bill Pemberton
American musician
29
Gil Fuller
American jazz arranger/composer and bandleader
30
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
31
Sid Catlett
American musician
32
Edgar Sampson
American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, and violinist
33
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
34
Wardell Gray
American musician
35
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
36
Red Norvo
American musician
37
Murray McEachern
Canadian musician
38
Ziggy Elman
American musician
39
Steve Davis
American musician
40
Ernie Isley
American musician, songwriter
41
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
42
Sid Weiss
American double bass player
43
Metronome All-Stars
band that plays jazz
44
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
45
Svend Asmussen
Danish jazz violinist
46
Marvin Isley
American musician, songwriter
47
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
48
Junior Mance
American musician
49
Hymie Shertzer
American musician
50
Kenny Washington
American musician
51
Red Rodney
American musician
52
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
53
Ernie Caceres
American musician
54
Corky Cornelius
American musician
55
Jerry Goodman
American musician
56
Bucky Pizzarelli
American Jazz guitarist
57
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
58
Sherrie Maricle
American jazz drummer
59
Billy Kyle
Jazz pianist
60
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
61
Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
62
Shoji Suzuki
Japanese jazz clarinetist (1932-1995)
63
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
64
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
