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Abbey Lincoln

American singer (1930-2010)

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Andrew White

American musician

2

Bill Evans

American jazz pianist

3

Blue Mitchell

American musician

4

Bob Gibson

American musician

5

Bobby Timmons

American pianist

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Buck Clayton

American jazz trumpeter

7

Budd Johnson

American musician

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Dick Johnson

American big band clarinetist

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Don Friedman

American jazz pianist

10

Elmer Snowden

American musician

11

Ernie Henry

American musician

12

Four Tops

American Motown vocal group

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George Russell

American pianist and composer

14

James Clay

American musician

15

Jim Robinson

American musician

16

Jimmy Heath

American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader

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Junie Cobb

American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician

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Junior Mance

American musician

19

Kid Thomas Valentine

American jazz musician

20

Matthew Gee

American musician

21

Melvin Rhyne

American jazz organist, best known for his work with Wes Montgomery (1936-2013)

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Mundell Lowe

American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)

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Orrin Keepnews

American record producer

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Philly Joe Jones

American jazz drummer

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Randy Weston

American jazz pianist

26

Rod Levitt

American musician

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Sal Nistico

American musician

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Teri Thornton

American jazz singer

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Thelonious Monk

American jazz pianist and composer

30

Tony Parenti

American musician

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Toots Thielemans

Belgian jazz musician

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Trigger Alpert

musician

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Wes Montgomery

American jazz musician

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Wilbur Ware

American musician