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Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
1
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
2
Reunald Jones
American musician
3
Don Lamond
American musician
4
Serge Chaloff
American musician
5
Marky Markowitz
American musician
6
Trigger Alpert
musician
7
Conte Candoli
American musician
8
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
9
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
10
Ben Kynard
American musician and composer
11
Dave Tough
American drummer
12
Sal Nistico
American musician
13
Eddie Safranski
American musician
14
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
15
Harry Babasin
American musician
16
Don Lanphere
American musician
17
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
18
Walt Yoder
American jazz double-bassist
19
Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
20
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
21
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
22
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
23
Alan Broadbent
Jazz Pianist
24
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
25
Sonny Igoe
American musician
26
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
27
Jimmy Raney
American musician
28
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
29
Sonny Lee
American trombonist
30
Clint Houston
American musician
31
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
32
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
33
Junior Mance
American musician
34
Cy Touff
American jazz musician
35
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
36
Frances Wayne
American singer
37
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
38
Chubby Jackson
American musician
39
Ray Linn
American musician
40
Frank Rehak
American musician
41
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
42
Ray Nance
American musician
43
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
44
Boyd Raeburn
American musician
45
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
46
Earl Swope
American musician
47
Ray Wetzel
American jazz trumpeter
48
Allen Eager
American musician
49
Jackie Mills
50
Dru Hill
American contemporary R&B group
51
Red Rodney
American musician
52
Don Byas
American musician
53
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
54
Buddy Childers
American musician
55
Toni Harper
American singer
56
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
57
Irene Higginbotham
American musician
58
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
59
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
60
Woody Shaw
American musician
61
Panama Francis
American musician
62
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
63
Vido Musso
Italian musician
64
Allen Vizzutti
American musician
65
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
66
Gene Sedric
American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist
67
Matthew Gee
American musician
68
Gene Allen
American musician
69
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
70
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
71
Joe Sullivan
American musician
72
George Wallington
American musician
73
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
74
Buzzy Drootin
American musician
