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Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
2
George Duvivier
American musician
3
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
4
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
5
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
6
James Buffington
American musician
7
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
8
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
9
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
10
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
11
Herbie Lewis
American musician
12
George Tucker
American musician
13
Art Davis
American double-bassist
14
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
15
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
16
Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
17
Idris Muhammad
American drummer
18
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
19
Milt Jackson
American musician
20
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
21
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
22
Freddie Waits
American musician
23
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
24
Joe Newman
American musician
25
Roland Hanna
American pianist
26
Louis Hayes
American drummer
27
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
28
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
29
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
30
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
31
Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist
32
Don Sebesky
American jazz musician
33
Eric Gale
American musician
34
George Coleman
American musician
35
Wayne Andre
American trombonist
36
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
37
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
38
Hugh Lawson
American pianist
39
Harold Vick
American musician
40
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
41
Ben Riley
American drummer
42
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
43
Bernie Glow
American musician
44
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
45
Bob Northern
American jazz musician
46
Willie Bobo
American musician
47
Harry Lookofsky
American musician
48
Creed Taylor
American record producer
49
Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
50
Burt Collins
American trumpeter and musician
51
Quentin Jackson
American musician
52
Mel Lewis
American musician
53
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
54
Paul Humphrey
American musician
55
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
56
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
57
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
58
The Three Sounds
American jazz piano trio
59
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
60
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
61
Freddie Hubbard
American musician
62
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
63
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
64
Billy Butler
American musician
65
Cecil McBee
American bassist
66
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
67
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
68
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
69
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
70
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
71
Al Grey
American jazz musician
72
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
73
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
74
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
75
Joe Beck
American musician
76
Charlie Rouse
American musician
