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Clint Houston
American musician
1
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist
2
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
3
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
4
Richie Beirach
jazz pianist and composer
5
Junior Mance
American musician
6
Astrud Gilberto
Brazilian singer and songwriter
7
Percy Heath
American musician
8
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
9
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist
10
Duke Jordan
American musician
11
Ben Riley
American drummer
12
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
13
Zoe Rahman
British musician
14
Creed Taylor
American record producer
15
Cecil McBee
American bassist
16
Jimmy Raney
American musician
17
John Stein
American musician
18
Jay Clayton
American singer
19
Gene Cherico
American musician
20
Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist
21
Marvin Smith
American musician
22
Hal Galper
American pianist
23
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
24
Albert Dailey
American musician
25
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
26
Joe Chambers
American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
27
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
28
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
29
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
30
Al Haig
American pianist
31
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
32
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
33
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
34
Tommy Potter
American musician
35
Louis Hayes
American drummer
36
Henry Grimes
American musician
37
Francisco Mela
Cuban percussionist
38
Claus Ogerman
German composer
39
Billy Hart
American jazz drummer
40
George Duvivier
American musician
41
Fred Hersch
American musician
42
Gene Orloff
American musician
43
Jim McNeely
American musician
44
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
45
Marty Morell
American musician
46
Benny Bailey
American musician
47
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
48
Andy LaVerne
American musician
49
Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
50
Freddie Waits
American musician
51
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
52
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
53
Ray Santisi
Pianist, composer, arranger, college professor, recording artist
54
Christian McBride
American musician
55
Curley Russell
American jazz musician
56
The Jazz Messengers
American jazz band
57
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer
58
Jodie Christian
Jazz pianist
59
Mitchel Forman
American pianist
60
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
61
Jane Getz
American musician
62
Kimiko Kasai
Japanese singer
63
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician
64
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
65
Terri Lyne Carrington
American jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur
66
Dave Holland
British musician
67
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
American organist
