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Pete Yellin
American jazz musician
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Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
2
Big Jay McNeely
American rhythm and blues saxophonist
3
Hymie Shertzer
American musician
4
Dave Matthews
American musician
5
Joe Evans
American saxophonist
6
Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist
7
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
8
Jack McVea
American musician
9
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
10
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter
11
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
12
Eddie Bert
American musician
13
Jackie Paris
American singer
14
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Don Byas
American musician
16
Chu Berry
American musician
17
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
18
A. K. Salim
American musician
19
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
20
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
21
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
22
Alan Dawson
American musician
23
Lee Young
American musician
24
Randy Sandke
American musician
25
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
26
Richie Kamuca
American musician
27
Ted Nash
American musician
28
Chummy MacGregor
American musician
29
Teddy McRae
American jazz tenor saxophonist and arranger
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Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
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Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Bob Belden
American musician
33
Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
34
Carl Fontana
American musician
35
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
36
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
37
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
38
Bill Graham
American musician
39
Buddy Tate
American musician
40
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
41
George Coleman
American musician
42
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
43
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
44
Milt Buckner
American musician
45
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
46
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
47
Jesse Belvin
American singer
48
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
49
Joe Houston
American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist
50
Toots Mondello
American musician
51
Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader
52
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
53
Jack Wilkins
American musician
54
Jimmy Nottingham
American musician
55
Dave Holland
British musician
56
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
57
Ziggy Elman
American musician
58
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
59
Budd Johnson
American musician
60
Eddie Shu
American swing and jazz multi-instrumentalist with high proficiency on tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, harmonica, and accordion
61
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Gene Roland
American composer
63
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
64
Dave Pike
American jazz musician
65
Ted Heath
British musician
66
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
67
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
68
Bill Crow
American bassist
69
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
70
George Paxton
American musician
71
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Willie Smith
American musician
73
Bill Evans
American jazz pianist
