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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
1
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter
2
Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
3
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
4
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
5
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
6
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
7
Joe Newman
American musician
8
George Duvivier
American musician
9
Don Menza
American saxophonist
10
Juan Tizol
Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
11
Snooky Young
American musician
12
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
13
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
14
Lou Stein
American musician
15
Jimmy Hamilton
American jazz musician
16
Al Grey
American jazz musician
17
Speedy Jones
American drummer
18
Butch Miles
American jazz drummer
19
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
20
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer
21
Sam Woodyard
American jazz drummer
22
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
23
Quentin Jackson
American musician
24
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader
25
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
26
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
27
Nat Pierce
American musician
28
Tommy Pederson
American musician
29
Money Johnson
American musician
30
Budd Johnson
American musician
31
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
32
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
33
Dennis Mackrel
jazz musician
34
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
35
Bill Hughes
jazz musician
36
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
37
Marshal Royal
American musician
38
Joe Williams
American jazz singer
39
Willie Smith
American musician
40
Aaron Sachs
American musician
41
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
42
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
43
Eddie Bert
American musician
44
Charlie Fowlkes
American musician
45
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
46
Russell Procope
American musician
47
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
48
J. C. Heard
American musician
49
Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
50
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
51
Chick Webb
American musician
52
Pete Christlieb
American musician
53
Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
54
Remo Palmier
American jazz guitarist
55
Åke Persson
Swedish musician
56
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
57
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
American musical duo, collaboration
58
Alvin Stoller
American musician
59
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
60
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
61
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist
62
Buster Cooper
American trombonist
63
Bennie Green
American musician
64
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
65
Gus Johnson
American musician
66
Harold Jones
American musician and drummer
67
Conte Candoli
American musician
68
Sonny Payne
American jazz drummer
69
Bob Florence
American jazz arranger and pianist
70
A. K. Salim
American musician
71
Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
72
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
73
Doug Lawrence
American jazz saxophonist
74
Eddie Preston
American musician
75
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
76
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
77
Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer
78
Terry Gibbs
American vibraphonist
79
John Simmons
American jazz bassist
80
Sabu Martinez
American musician
81
Jake Hanna
American drummer
82
Pete Candoli
American musician (1923-2008)
83
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
84
Percy Heath
American musician
85
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
86
Jimmy Crawford
American musician (1910-1980)
87
Seldon Powell
American musician
88
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader
89
Al Hibbler
American baritone vocalist
