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Dave Holland
British musician
1
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
2
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
3
Ed Bickert
Canadian musician
4
Cameron Brown
American musician
5
Butch Miles
American jazz drummer
6
Don Thompson
Canadian musician
7
Cal Collins
American musician
8
Dave McKenna
American musician
9
Scott Hamilton
American musician
10
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
11
Bob Maize
American musician
12
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
13
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
14
Michael Brecker
American musician
15
Michael Moore
American jazz bassist
16
John Heard
American musician and sculptor
17
Percy Heath
American musician
18
George Duvivier
American musician
19
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
20
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
21
Andy McKee
American bassist
22
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
23
John Patitucci
American jazz bassist and composer
24
Earl May
American musician
25
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
26
Al Grey
American jazz musician
27
Al Foster
American musician
28
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
29
Buster Williams
American musician
30
Bill Crow
American bassist
31
Brian Torff
American musician
32
Cecil McBee
American bassist
33
Foghat
British band
34
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
35
Marcus Miller
American jazz musician
36
Ron Carter
American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
37
Larry Gales
American musician
38
Peter Ind
British jazz musician, painter and nonfiction writer
39
Saheb Sarbib
American musician
40
Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
41
Steve Reid
American musician
42
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
43
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
44
Reggie Johnson
American musician
45
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
46
Chester Thompson
American drummer
47
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
48
Outlaws
American band
49
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
50
Eddie Daniels
American musician
51
Monty Alexander
Jamaican pianist
52
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
53
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
54
Jay Leonhart
American double bassist, singer, and songwriter
55
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
56
Ray Bryant
American pianist
57
Gil Evans
American pianist
58
George Adams
musician
59
Bill Evans
American jazz saxophonist
60
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
61
Milt Jackson
American musician
62
Jesper Lundgaard
Danish musician
63
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
64
Martin Drew
British musician
65
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
66
Buddy Tate
American musician
67
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
68
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
69
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
70
Dave Pegg
English bassist, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
71
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
72
Tim Landers
American musician
73
James LoMenzo
American musician
74
Cozy Powell
English rock drummer
75
Milt Hinton
American musician and photographer
76
David Williams
American jazz musician
77
Jean-Luc Ponty
French musician
78
Dave Samuels
American musician
79
Ron McClure
American jazz bassist
80
Leon Lee Dorsey
American musician
81
Gray Sargent
82
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
