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Jimmy Raney
American musician
1
Vinnie Burke
American musician
2
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
3
Red Norvo
American musician
4
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
5
Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
6
Eddie Costa
American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist
7
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
8
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
9
Gerald Wiggins
American pianist
10
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
11
Aaron Sachs
American musician
12
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player
13
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
14
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
15
Bob Carter
American bassist
16
Oscar Moore
American jazz guitarist
17
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
18
Steve Rochinski
American musician
19
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
20
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
21
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
22
George Duvivier
American musician
23
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
24
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
25
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
26
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
27
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
28
Willie Smith
American musician
29
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
30
George Van Eps
musician
31
Alvin Stoller
American musician
32
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
33
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
34
Attila Zoller
Hungarian Jazz guitarist
35
Chuck Wayne
American jazz guitarist
36
Joe Morello
American jazz drummer
37
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
38
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
39
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
40
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician
41
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
42
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
43
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
44
Eddie Bert
American musician
45
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
46
Jake Hanna
American drummer
47
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
48
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
49
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
50
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
51
Kurt Rosenwinkel
American jazz guitarist and keyboardist
52
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
53
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
54
Brian Blade
American jazz musician
55
Duke Jordan
American musician
56
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
57
Conte Candoli
American musician
58
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
59
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
60
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
61
James Buffington
American musician
62
J. C. Heard
American musician
63
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
64
Howard Alden
American jazz guitarist
65
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
66
Clifford Brown
American jazz musician
67
Teddy Kotick
American musician
68
Art Ryerson
American musician
69
Eddie Duran
American jazz guitarist
70
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
71
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
72
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
