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Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
1
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
2
Albert Heath
American drummer
3
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
4
Johnny Griffin
American musician
5
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
6
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
7
Jimmy Cleveland
American jazz trombonist
8
Jimmy Woode
American bassist
9
Les Spann
American guitarist
10
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
11
John Jenkins
American jazz saxophonist
12
Ben Riley
American drummer
13
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
14
Peter Trunk
German composer
15
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
16
Danny Bank
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist
17
Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
18
Maurice Vander
French pianist
19
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
20
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
21
Julius Watkins
American jazz musician
22
Alex Riel
Danish musician
23
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
24
Bobby Donaldson
American musician
25
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
26
Dave Bailey
American drummer
27
Ronnie Stephenson
British musician
28
Jimmy Owens
jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer, and educator
29
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
30
Kenny Washington
American musician
31
Johnny Guarnieri
American musician
32
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
33
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
34
Larry Gales
American musician
35
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
36
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
37
Specs Powell
American musician
38
Benny Bailey
American musician
39
Gene Bertoncini
American jazz guitarist
40
George Duvivier
American musician
41
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
42
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
43
Charles Davis
American musician
44
Francy Boland
Belgian musician
45
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
46
Mads Vinding
Danish jazz musician
47
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
48
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
49
Michael Weiss
American musician
50
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
51
George Freeman
American musician
52
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
53
Ronnie Scott
British musician
54
Bobby Rosengarden
American jazz drummer, bandleader
55
Duke Pearson
American pianist
56
Gigi Gryce
American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator
57
Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
58
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
59
Stan Tracey
British pianist
60
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
61
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
62
Sture Nordin
Swedish jazz musician
63
Rufus Reid
American musician
64
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
65
Doug Watkins
American jazz double bassist
66
Percy Heath
American musician
67
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist
68
John Bunch
American jazz pianist
69
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist
