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Don Lusher
Don Lusher
British musician
1
Dick Nash
Dick Nash
American musician
2
Ronnie Verrell
Ronnie Verrell
musician
3
Herbie Harper
Herbie Harper
American musician
4
Kenny Graham
Kenny Graham
British musician
5
Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
6
John Dankworth
John Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
7
Tubby Hayes
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
8
Les Brown
Les Brown
American bandleader, jazz musician, songwriter
9
Juan Tizol
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
10
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
11
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
12
Modern Jazz Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
American jazz ensemble
13
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
British composer and musician
14
Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
15
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
16
J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
17
Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
18
Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
19
Bobby Lamb
Bobby Lamb
Irish musician
20
Stan Tracey
Stan Tracey
British pianist
21
Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
American musician
22
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
23
Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
American pianist
24
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
British musician
25
Kenny Clare
Kenny Clare
British musician
26
Don Burrows
Don Burrows
Australian jazz musician
27
Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
28
Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
American pianist
29
Vic Lewis
Vic Lewis
British musician
30
Ray Gelato
Ray Gelato
musical artist
31
Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
32
Vernon Brown
Vernon Brown
American musician
33
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
American singer and jazz pianist (1919-1965)
34
Don Rendell
Don Rendell
British saxophonist
35
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
36
Freddy Gardner
Freddy Gardner
British musician
37
Sky
Sky
British/Australian instrumental group
38
Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
39
Tommy Whittle
Tommy Whittle
British saxophonist
40
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
41
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
42
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
43
Jack Hylton
Jack Hylton
British band leader and impresario
44
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
45
George Shearing
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
46
Lester Young
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist
47
Nat Towles
Nat Towles
jazz musician
48
James Moody
James Moody
American jazz musician
49
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer
50
John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
51
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
American jazz pianist
52
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
53
Johnny Keating
Johnny Keating
British musician
54
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
55
John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader
56
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
57
Ian Hamer
Ian Hamer
British jazz trumpeter
58
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
59
Toots Thielemans
Toots Thielemans
Belgian jazz musician
60
Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician
61
Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
62
Nat Peck
Nat Peck
American musician
63
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
64
Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
65
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
66
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
67
Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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British musician
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George Edward Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) was a British musician and big band leader.

Heath led what is widely considered Britain's greatest post-war big band, recording more than 100 albums, which sold over 20 million copies. The most successful band in Britain during the 1950s, it remained in existence as a ghost band long after Heath died, surviving in such a form until 2000.