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Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
1
Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
2
Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter
American musician
3
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
4
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
5
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
6
Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
American musician
7
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
8
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
9
Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
10
Joe Benjamin
Joe Benjamin
American musician
11
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
American musician
12
George Tucker
George Tucker
American musician
13
Frank Wess
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
14
Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
15
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
16
Percy Heath
Percy Heath
American musician
17
Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
18
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
19
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
20
Bobby Donaldson
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
21
Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
22
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
23
Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
American musician
24
Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
25
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
26
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
27
Walter Perkins
Walter Perkins
American drummer
28
Duke Jordan
Duke Jordan
American musician
29
Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
30
Bennie Green
Bennie Green
American musician
31
Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
32
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
33
Leonard Gaskin
Leonard Gaskin
American musician
34
Jack McDuff
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
35
Barry Galbraith
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
36
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
37
Skeeter Best
Skeeter Best
American musician
38
Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
39
J. C. Heard
J. C. Heard
American musician
40
Budd Johnson
Budd Johnson
American musician
41
Gildo Mahones
Gildo Mahones
American pianist
42
Wade Legge
Wade Legge
Jazz pianist and bassist
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Jimmy Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
44
Henry Coker
Henry Coker
American musician
45
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
46
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
47
Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
48
Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
49
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
50
Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
51
Joe Puma
Joe Puma
American musician
52
Richard Wyands
Richard Wyands
hard bop pianist
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Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Gene Ramey
Gene Ramey
American musician
55
Matthew Gee
Matthew Gee
American musician
56
Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
57
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
58
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
59
Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
60
Frank Foster
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
61
Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
62
Ed Thigpen
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
63
Shirley Scott
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
64
Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist
65
Claude Hopkins
Claude Hopkins
American pianist
66
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
67
Oliver Jackson
Oliver Jackson
American drummer
68
Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
69
Seldon Powell
Seldon Powell
American musician
70
Montego Joe
Montego Joe
Jamaican jazz musician and music educator
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Specs Wright
Specs Wright
American jazz drummer
72
Urbie Green
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
73
Peck Morrison
Peck Morrison
American musician
74
Shadow Wilson
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
75
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
76
Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
77
Roy Brooks
Roy Brooks
American drummer
78
Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman
American musician
79
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
80
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
81
Ronnell Bright
Ronnell Bright
American musician
82
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
84
Arnett Cobb
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist
85
Curley Russell
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
86
Nelson Boyd
Nelson Boyd
American musician
87
Danny Bank
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist

Wendell Marshall

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American jazz musician; double bassist
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Music

Wendell Marshall (October 24, 1920, St. Louis, Missouri – February 6, 2002, St. Louis) was an American jazz double-bassist.

Marshall was Jimmy Blanton's cousin. He studied at Lincoln University, then served in the Army during World War II. Following his discharge, he performed with Stuff Smith, then relocated to New York City, where he worked with Mercer Ellington. From 1948 to 1955, he performed with Duke Ellington.

Following his time with Ellington, Marshall joined pit orchestras on Broadway and freelanced with Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, Milt Jackson, and Hank Jones among others. He retired in 1968, and died of colon cancer in St. Louis, aged 81.