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Al Cohn
American saxophonist
1
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
2
Jimmy Raney
American musician
3
Eddie Bert
American musician
4
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
5
Mel Lewis
American musician
6
George Duvivier
American musician
7
Duke Jordan
American musician
8
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
9
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
10
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
11
James Buffington
American musician
12
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
13
Dave Bailey
American drummer
14
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
15
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
16
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
17
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
18
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
19
Art Mardigan
American musician
20
Ben Tucker
American double-bassist
21
Bill Crow
American bassist
22
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
23
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
24
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
25
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
26
Nick Stabulas
American musician
27
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
28
Joe Newman
American musician
29
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
30
Tommy Potter
American musician
31
Gene Ramey
American musician
32
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
33
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
34
Frank Rehak
American musician
35
Richie Kamuca
American musician
36
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
37
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
38
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
39
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist
40
Billy Bauer
American jazz guitarist
41
Bernie Glow
American musician
42
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
43
Sanford Gold
American musician
44
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
45
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
46
Connie Kay
American musician
47
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
48
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
49
Manny Albam
musician and composer
50
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
51
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
52
Addison Farmer
American musician
53
Charlie Rouse
American musician
54
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
55
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
56
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
57
Don Lamond
American musician
58
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
59
J. R. Monterose
American musician
60
Percy Heath
American musician
61
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
62
Stan Levey
American musician
63
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
64
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
65
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
66
Willie Bobo
American musician
67
Curtis Counce
American musician
68
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
69
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
70
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
71
Conte Candoli
American musician
72
George Coleman
American musician
73
Al Haig
American pianist
74
Gene Quill
American musician
75
Eddie Jones
American musician
76
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
77
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
78
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
79
Joe Benjamin
American musician
80
Teddy Charles
American musician
81
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
82
Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
83
Bob Carter
American bassist
84
Gus Johnson
American musician
