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Israel Crosby

American musician

1

Walter Perkins

American drummer

2

Tommy Turrentine

American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer

3

Albert Heath

American drummer

4

Ahmad Jamal

American jazz pianist

5

Louis Hayes

American drummer

6

Jimmy Cobb

American jazz drummer

7

Gene Ammons

American jazz tenor saxophonist

8

Philly Joe Jones

American jazz drummer

9

Al Grey

American jazz musician

10

Joe Newman

American musician

11

Art Davis

American double-bassist

12

Barry Harris

American bebop jazz pianist

13

George Duvivier

American musician

14

Joe Morello

American jazz drummer

15

Max Roach

American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer

16

Art Taylor

American jazz drummer

17

Cedar Walton

American hard bop jazz pianist

18

Redd Holt

American musician

19

Herman Wright

American jazz musician

20

J. C. Heard

American musician

21

Kenny Dorham

American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer

22

Howard McGhee

American trumpeter

23

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator

24

Budd Johnson

American musician

25

Joe Kennedy, Jr.

American musician

26

King Kolax

American musician

27

George Coleman

American musician

28

Frank Butler

American jazz drummer

29

Ed Shaughnessy

American jazz drummer

30

Billy Eckstine

American musician

31

Rudy Collins

American musician

32

Sam Jones

American double bassist and cellist

33

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician

34

George Shearing

British-American jazz pianist

35

Bill Henderson

jazz vocalist and actor (1926-2016)

36

Ronnie Mathews

American musician

37

Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and group leader

38

Sonny Payne

American jazz drummer

39

Frank Foster

American jazz musician and bandleader

40

Mel Lewis

American musician

41

Ed Thigpen

American jazz drummer

42

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist

43

Jimmy Heath

American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader

44

Red Garland

American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984)

45

John Heard

American musician and sculptor

46

Charlie Persip

American jazz drummer

47

Nick Travis

American jazz musician

48

Chico Hamilton

American musician

49

Mickey Roker

American jazz drummer

50

Baby Face Willette

American jazz musician

51

Cal Tjader

American Latin jazz musician, recording artist

52

Ben Riley

American drummer

53

Harold Jones

American musician and drummer

54

Roger Humphries

American musician

55

Keter Betts

American jazz musician

56

Phil Woods

American saxophonist

57

Connie Kay

American musician

58

Percy Brice

American musician

59

Sonny Stitt

American jazz saxophonist

60

Clifford Jordan

American jazz saxophone player

61

Lefty Bates

American Chicago blues guitarist

62

Freddie Green

American jazz guitarist

63

Leroy Vinnegar

American bassist

64

Junior Mance

American musician

65

Buddy Deppenschmidt

American jazz drummer