A Al Aarons - trumpet Greg Abate - saxophone Nat Adderley - cornet Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - saxophone Toshiko Akiyoshi - piano Joe Albany - piano Monty Alexander Jimmy Amadie Georgie Auld Gene Ammons - saxophone
B Elek Bacsik - violin Benny Bailey - trumpet Sheryl Bailey - guitar Gabe Baltazar - alto saxophone Guy Barker - trumpet Louie Bellson - drums Eddie Bert - trombone Denzil Best - drums Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano Art Blakey - drums DuPree Bolton - trumpet Nelson Boyd - bass Randy Brecker - trumpet Clifford Brown - trumpet Ray Brown - bass Dave Brubeck - piano Clora Bryant - trumpet Ray Bryant Monty Budwig Ralph Burns Kenny Burrell - guitar Don Byas - saxophone Charlie Byrd
C Red Callender - bass Conte Candoli - trumpet Pete Candoli - trumpet Candido Camero - percussion Serge Chaloff - saxophone Frank Capp Charlie Christian - guitar Sonny Clark - piano Kenny Clarke - drums Jimmy Cleveland - trombone Tony Coe - clarinet, saxophone Al Cohn - saxophone Dolo Coker - piano Richie Cole - saxophone George Coleman - saxophone John Coltrane - saxophone Sonny Criss - saxophone
D Tadd Dameron - piano Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - saxophone Miles Davis - trumpet Blossom Dearie - piano, vocals Rusty Dedrick - trumpet Buddy DeFranco - clarinet Paul Desmond - alto saxophone Paquito D'Rivera - saxophone, clarinet Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet Lou Donaldson - saxophone Kenny Dorham - trumpet Bob Dorough - piano, vocals George Duvivier - bass
E Billy Eckstine - vocals, trumpet, trombonist, composer, bandleader Teddy Edwards - saxophone Herb Ellis - guitar Rolf Ericson - trumpet Bill Evans - piano, composer
F John Faddis - trumpet Tal Farlow - guitar Art Farmer - trumpet, flugelhorn Leonard Feather - piano Ella Fitzgerald - singer Claudio Fasoli - saxophonist Tommy Flanagan - piano Gary Foster
G Barry Galbraith - guitar Hal Galper - piano Red Garland - piano Linton Garner - piano Herb Geller - saxophone Stan Getz - saxophone Terry Gibbs - vibraphone Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet Benny Golson - saxophone Babs Gonzales - vocals Dexter Gordon - saxophone Wardell Gray - saxophone Bennie Green - trombone Grant Green - guitar Thurman Green Urbie Green - trombone Al Grey - trombone Johnny Griffin - saxophone Tiny Grimes - guitar Lars Gullin - saxophone
H Shafi Hadi - alto saxophone Al Haig - piano Sadik Hakim - piano Jeff Hamilton Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, saxophone Slide Hampton - trombone George Handy Al Harewood Barry Harris - piano Benny Harris - trumpet Clyde Hart - piano Stan Hasselgard - clarinet Hampton Hawes - piano Coleman Hawkins - saxophone Tubby Hayes - saxophone, vibraphone, flute Roy Haynes - drums J.C. Heard - drums Albert Heath - drums Jimmy Heath - saxophone Percy Heath - double-bass Ernie Henry - saxophone Earl Hines - piano Jutta Hipp - piano Red Holloway - saxophone Elmo Hope - piano Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
J Chubby Jackson - double-bass Milt Jackson - vibraphone Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone Ahmad Jamal - piano Keith Jarrett - piano Clifford Jarvis - drums Aaron M. Johnson - saxophone, clarinet Budd Johnson - saxophone, clarinet Clarence Johnson J. J. Johnson - trombone Osie Johnson - drums Pete Jolly Hank Jones - piano Oliver Jones (pianist) Philly Joe Jones - drums Quincy Jones - arranger, trumpet Thad Jones - trumpet Duke Jordan - piano Clifford Jordan - alto, tenor saxophones
K Yoko Kanno - piano, accordion Roger Kellaway Wynton Kelly - piano Barney Kessel - guitar
L Don Lamond - drums Jay Leonhart Stan Levey - drums Lou Levy - piano John Lewis - piano Mel Lewis - drums Victor Lewis Melba Liston - trombone
M Adam Makowicz - piano Russell Malone - guitar Junior Mance - piano Shelly Manne - drums Larance Marable - drums Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone Dodo Marmarosa - piano Les McCann - piano Rob McConnell - valve trombone Howard McGhee - trumpet Al McKibbon - double-bass Marian McPartland - piano Charles McPherson - alto saxophone Gil Melle - saxophones Pierre Michelot - bass Charles Mingus - double-bass Thelonious Monk - piano J.R. Monterose - tenor saxophone Tete Montoliu - piano James Moody - tenor saxophone, flute Michael Moore - bass Michael Moore - saxophone, clarinet Joe Morello - drums Lee Morgan - trumpet George Morrow - double-bass Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, piano, arranger
N Fats Navarro - trumpet Herbie Nichols - piano Sam Noto - trumpet
O Anita O'Day - vocals Hod O'Brien - piano
P Marty Paich - arranger Remo Palmier - guitar Charlie Parker - saxophone Leo Parker - saxophone Joe Pass - guitar Cecil Payne - flute, saxophone Sonny Payne - drums Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - double-bass Art Pepper - saxophone Oscar Peterson - piano Oscar Pettiford - cellist, double-bass Flip Phillips - saxophone, clarinet Herb Pomeroy - trumpet Roy Porter - drums Tommy Potter - bass Bud Powell - piano Richie Powell - piano Specs Powell - drums Chano Pozo - percussion André Previn - piano Don Pullen - piano, organ
R Gene Ramey - bass Jimmy Raney - guitar Buddy Rich - drums Sam Rivers - saxophone, clarinet Max Roach - drums Steve Rochinski - guitar Red Rodney - trumpet Sonny Rollins - saxophone Jimmy Rowles - piano Ernie Royal - trumpet Hilton Ruiz - piano Curly Russell - bass
S Aaron Sachs - saxophone, clarinet Ronnie Scott - saxophone Jack Sels - saxophone Lalo Schifrin - piano Ed Shaughnessy - drummer George Shearing - piano Jack Sheldon - trumpet, vocals Sahib Shihab - saxophone, flute Ayako Shirasaki - piano Horace Silver - piano Andy Simpkins Zoot Sims - saxophone Ronnie Singer - guitar Paul Smith - piano Mary Stallings - singer Herbie Steward - saxophones Sonny Stitt - saxophone Idrees Sulieman - trumpet Ira Sullivan - trumpet, flugelhorn
T Art Taylor - drums Billy Taylor - piano Tommy Tedesco - guitar Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn Toots Thielemans - harmonica Jesper Thilo - saxophone, clarinet, flute Ed Thigpen - drums René Thomas - guitar "Sir" Charles Thompson - piano Lucky Thompson - saxophone Lennie Tristano - piano Bruce Turner - saxophone, clarinet McCoy Tyner - piano
U René Urtreger - piano
V Charlie Ventura - saxophone Sarah Vaughan - vocals Mads Vinding - bass Eddie Vinson - saxophone
W George Wallington - piano Butch Warren - double-bass Bill Watrous - trombone Frank Wess - saxophone, flute Ernie Wilkins - saxophone Mary Lou Williams - piano Shadow Wilson - drums Kai Winding - trombone Phil Woods - saxophone, clarinet
Z Ed Zandy - trumpet
See also
List of jazz musicians
Notes
References
External links