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Carson Smith
American musician
1
Serge Chaloff
American musician
2
Herb Pomeroy
American trumpeter
3
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
4
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
5
Russ Freeman
American musician
6
Harry Babasin
American musician
7
Larance Marable
American musician
8
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist
9
Claude Williamson
American pianist
10
Boots Mussulli
American musician
11
Jack Montrose
American musician
12
Hampton Hawes
American jazz pianist
13
Art Pepper
American musician
14
Lars Gullin
Swedish musician
15
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
16
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
17
Stan Levey
American musician
18
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
19
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
20
Paul Chambers
American musician
21
Conte Candoli
American musician
22
George Wallington
American musician
23
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
24
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
25
Dave Bailey
American drummer
26
Don Lamond
American musician
27
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
28
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
29
Charlie Parker
American jazz saxophonist and composer
30
Howard Rumsey
American musician
31
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
32
Larry Bunker
American musician
33
Al Haig
American pianist
34
Sonny Clark
American musician
35
Dick Wetmore
American jazz musician
36
Jon Eardley
American musician
37
Jimmy Bond
American jazz bassist
38
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
39
Charlie Rice
jazz musician
40
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
41
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
42
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
43
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist
44
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician
45
Frank Morgan
American musician
46
Ray Santisi
Pianist, composer, arranger, college professor, recording artist
47
Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
48
Frank Capp
American musician
49
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
50
Duke Jordan
American musician
