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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
1
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
2
Duke Jordan
Duke Jordan
American musician
3
Walter Davis
Walter Davis
American pianist
4
Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow
American jazz guitarist
5
Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
6
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
7
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
8
Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
9
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
10
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
11
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
12
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
13
Nelson Boyd
Nelson Boyd
American musician
14
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
15
Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
16
Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
17
Tadd Dameron
Tadd Dameron
American pianist
18
Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman
American musician
19
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
20
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
21
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
22
Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray
American musician
23
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
24
Al McKibbon
Al McKibbon
American musician
25
Teddy Edwards
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
26
Jay Migliori
Jay Migliori
American saxophonist
27
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
28
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
29
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
30
Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
31
Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
32
Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
33
Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
34
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
35
J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician
36
Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
37
George Morrow
George Morrow
American jazz bassist
38
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
39
Flip Phillips
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
40
Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
41
Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
42
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
43
Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
44
Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
45
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
American musician
46
Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
47
Bud Brisbois
Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
48
Richard Holmes
Richard Holmes
American organist
49
Art Mardigan
Art Mardigan
American musician
50
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
51
Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson
American musician
52
Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
53
Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
54
Onzy Matthews
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
55
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
56
Curley Russell
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
57
Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
58
Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
American musician
59
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
60
Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
61
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
62
Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
63
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
64
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
65
Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
American bassist
66
Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
67
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
68
Walter Perkins
Walter Perkins
American drummer
69
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
70
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
71
Earl Coleman
Earl Coleman
American singer
72
Curtis Amy
Curtis Amy
American musician
73
Lennie McBrowne
Lennie McBrowne
American musician
74
Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
75
Teddy Kotick
Teddy Kotick
American musician
76
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
77
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
78
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
79
Red Callender
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew
80
Bobby Jaspar
Bobby Jaspar
cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer
81
Addison Farmer
Addison Farmer
American musician
82
Fats Navarro
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
83
Harold Land
Harold Land
American musician
84
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
85
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
86
Eugene Wright
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
87
Houston Person
Houston Person
American saxophonist
88
Willie Smith
Willie Smith
American musician
89
Gabe Baltazar
Gabe Baltazar
American musician
90
Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician

Sonny Criss

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William "Sonny" Criss (23 October 1927 – 19 November 1977) was an American jazz musician.

An alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.