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Bootsie Barnes
American saxophonist
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
2
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
3
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
4
Don Byas
American musician
5
Johnny Griffin
American musician
6
Walter Page
American jazz musician
7
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
8
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer
9
Sam Myers
American blues musician and songwriter
10
John Mayall
English blues musician
11
Armand Jackson
American musician
12
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
13
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American drummer
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Harold Jones
American musician and drummer
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Kansas City Red
American blues drummer and singer
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John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
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Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
American band led by Louis Jordan
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Arnold Moore
American singer
20
Harold McNair
Jamaican musician
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Jack McVea
American musician
22
Spike Heatley
British musician
23
Charles Davis
American musician
24
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
25
Dave Liebman
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
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John Klemmer
American musician
27
Adrian Rollini
American musician
28
Danny Barker
American jazz musician
29
Bobby Rush
American musician
30
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer
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John McVie
British bass guitarist
32
Frank Wright
American jazz musician
33
Bud Scott
American jazz guitarist, banjoist and singer
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Anita O'Day
American jazz singer
36
Simon Spillett
British musician
37
Paul Humphrey
American musician
38
Blind Melon
American alternative rock band
39
Albert "June" Gardner
New Orleans jazz musician
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Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Andy Sheppard
English musician
42
Charlie Watts
British drummer of The Rolling Stones
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Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
band
45
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player
46
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
47
Art Pepper
American musician
48
Eddie Condon
US musician
49
Dave Holland
British musician
50
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
51
Machito
Latin jazz musician
52
Tommy Whittle
British saxophonist
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John Gross
American saxophone, flute and clarinet player
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Arthur Prysock
American singer
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Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Chester Thompson
American drummer
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George Freeman
American musician
