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Roy McCurdy
jazz drummer
1
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
2
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
3
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
4
Joe Zawinul
Austrian composer and pianist
5
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
6
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
7
Louis Hayes
American drummer
8
Larry Bunker
American musician
9
Herbie Lewis
American musician
10
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
11
Chuck Rainey
American bass guitar session musician
12
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
13
Conte Candoli
American musician
14
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger
15
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
16
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
17
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
18
Dupree Bolton
American musician
19
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
20
Al Porcino
American musician
21
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
22
Jackie Kelso
musician
23
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
24
Paul Humphrey
American musician
25
Wayne Henderson
American trombonist and record producer
26
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
27
Mayuto Correa
Brazilian jazz musician
28
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
29
Dennis Budimir
American musician
30
Carmell Jones
American trumpeter
31
Les McCann
American musician
32
Connie Kay
American musician
33
Budd Johnson
American musician
34
Dave Bailey
American drummer
35
Tate Houston
American saxophonist
36
David T. Walker
American musician
37
Jay Migliori
American saxophonist
38
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
39
Mike Wofford
American pianist
40
Don Menza
American saxophonist
41
Bill Perkins
American jazz musician
42
Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
43
Jack Nimitz
American saxophonist
44
Don Randi
American pianist
45
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
46
Don Butterfield
American musician
47
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
48
Seldon Powell
American musician
49
Joe Sample
American pianist
50
Harold Vick
American musician
51
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
52
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
53
Al McKibbon
American musician
54
Moacir Santos
Brazilian composer
55
Richie Kamuca
American musician
56
Frank Strozier
American saxophonist
57
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
58
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and New Age music
59
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
60
Curtis Counce
American musician
61
Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
62
George Duvivier
American musician
63
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
64
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
65
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
66
Emil Richards
American musician
67
Russ Freeman
American musician
68
Chuck Domanico
American musician
69
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
70
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
71
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
72
Willie Bobo
American musician
73
Blue Mitchell
American musician
74
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
