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Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
2
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
3
Johnny Richards
American jazz arranger and composer
4
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
5
Eddie Bert
American musician
6
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
7
Jimmie Noone
American musician
8
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
9
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
10
Dee Barton
composer, arranger
11
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
12
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929-2020)
13
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
14
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
15
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
16
Ernie Freeman
American musician
17
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
18
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
19
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
20
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
21
Frank Signorelli
American jazz musician, songwriter
22
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
23
Clora Bryant
American musician
24
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
25
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
26
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
27
Aaron Sachs
American musician
28
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
29
Nick Fatool
American musician
30
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
31
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Don Lamond
American musician
33
Johnny Guarnieri
American musician
34
Joe Castro
American musician
35
Curtis Counce
American musician
36
Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
37
Willie Smith
American musician
38
Addison Farmer
American musician
39
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
40
Phil Moore
American musician
41
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
42
Bill Ramsay
American jazz saxophonist & bandleader
43
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
44
Vic Berton
American musician
45
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
46
Ray Nance
American musician
47
Jess Stacy
American musician
48
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
49
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
50
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Composer, lyricist, author, publisher
51
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
52
Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer
53
Gregg Field
American music producer and musician
54
Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
55
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
56
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader
57
Frankie Trumbauer
American musician
58
Margaret Whiting
American recording artist; singer
59
Alvin Stoller
American musician
60
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
61
Don Byas
American musician
62
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
63
Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
64
George Lewis
American musician
65
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
66
Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
67
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
68
André Previn
German-American pianist, conductor and composer
69
Art Pepper
American musician
