List of bebop musicians

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A

*Al Aarons - trumpet
*Nat Adderley - cornet
*Toshiko Akiyoshi - piano
*Joe Albany - piano
*Monty Alexander
*Jimmy Amadie
*Georgie Auld
*Gene Ammons - saxophone

B

*Benny Bailey - trumpet
*Gabe Baltazar - alto saxophone
*Guy Barker - trumpet
*Jeno Beamter
*Louie Bellson
*Eddie Bert
*Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano
*DuPree Bolton - trumpet
*Randy Brecker - trumpet
*Cole Broderick
*Clifford Brown - trumpet
*Ray Brown
*Clora Bryant - trumpet
*Ray Bryant
*Monty Budwig
*Ralph Burns
*Kenny Burrell - guitar
*Don Byas
*Charlie Byrd
*Jerry Byrd - guitar

C

*Red Callender
*Conte Candoli - trumpet
*Pete Candoli - trumpet
*Candido Camero - percussion
*Serge Chaloff - saxophone
*Frank Capp
*Charlie Christian - guitar
*Sonny Clark
*Kenny Clarke - drums
*Jimmy Cleveland
*Tony Coe - clarinet, saxophone
*Al Cohn
*Dolo Coker - piano
*Richie Cole
*John Coltrane - saxophone
*Sonny Criss - saxophone

D

*Tad Dameron
*Eddie Davis - saxophone
*Miles Davis - trumpet
*Blossom Dearie - piano, vocals
*Rusty Dedrick - trumpet
*Buddy DeFranco - clarinet
*Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
*Lou Donaldson - saxophone
*Bob Dorough - piano
*George Duvivier

E

*Billy Eckstine
*Teddy Edwards
*Herb Ellis

F

*John Faddis - trumpet
*Tal Farlow - guitar
*Art Farmer - trumpet, flugelhorn
*Leonard Feather - piano
*Ella Fitzgerald - singer
*Tommy Flanagan - piano
*Gary Foster
*Henry "The Skipper" Franklin - bass

G

*Barry Galbraith
*Erroll Garner
*Linton Garner - piano
*Herb Geller
*Terry Gibbs
*Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
*Benny Golson - saxophone
*Dexter Gordon - saxophone
*Norman Granz
*Wardell Gray - saxophone
*Bennie Green
*Thurman Green - trombone
*Urbie Green
*Al Grey
*Johnny Griffin
*Tiny Grimes
*Lars Gullin

H

*Shafi Hadi - alto saxophone
*Al Haig
*Jeff Hamilton
*Jimmy Hamilton
*Slide Hampton
*George Handy
*Al Harewood
*Barry Harris - piano
*Hampton Hawes - piano
*Coleman Hawkins - saxophone
*Roy Haynes - drums
*J.C. Heard - drums
*Percy Heath - double-bass
*Jutta Hipp - piano
*Red Holloway
*Elmo Hope - piano
*Freddie Hubbard- trumpet

J

*Chubby Jackson - double-bass
*Milt Jackson - vibraphone
*Illinois Jacquet- tenor saxophone
*Keith Jarrett- piano
*Clifford Jarvis - drums
*Budd Johnson aka Buddy Johnson - piano
*Clarence Johnson
*J. J. Johnson - trombone
*Osie Johnson - drums
*Pete Jolly
*Hank Jones - piano
*Oliver Jones (pianist)
*Philly Joe Jones - drums
*Quincy Jones
*Thad Jones - trumpet
*Duke Jordan - piano

K

*Roger Kellaway
*Wynton Kelly - piano
*Barney Kessel - guitar

L

*Don Lamond
*Jay Leonhart
*Stan Levey
*Lou Levy - piano
*John Lewis
*Mel Lewis
*Victor Lewis
*Melba Liston

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
*Charles Mingus - double-bass
*Thelonious Monk - piano
*Tete Montoliu - piano
*James Moody - tenor saxophone, flute
*Michael Moore - saxophone, clarinet
*Lee Morgan - trumpet
*George Morrow - double-bass

N

*Nanette Natal
*Fats Navarro - trumpet
*Herbie Nichols - piano
*Sam Noto - trumpet

O

*Anita O'Day

P

*Marty Paich
*Remo Palmier - guitar
*Charlie Parker - saxophone
*Joe Pass - guitar
*Cecil Payne - flute, saxophone
*Sonny Payne
*Dave Peck
*Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - double-bass
*Art Pepper
*Oscar Peterson
*Oscar Pettiford - cellist, double-bass
*Flip Phillips -saxophone, clarinet
*Herb Pomeroy - trumpet
*Tommy Potter
*Bud Powell - piano
*Richie Powell - piano
*Specs Powell - drums
*André Previn - piano

R

*Gene Ramey
*Jimmy Raney - guitar
*Buddy Rich
*Sam Rivers - saxophone, clarinet
*Max Roach - drums
*Steve Rochinski - guitar
*Red Rodney - trumpet
*Sonny Rollins - saxophone
*Jimmy Rowles
*Ernie Royal
*Hilton Ruiz - piano
*Curly Russell

*Aaron Sachs - saxophone, clarinet
*Ronnie Scott - saxophone
*Jack Sels - saxophone
*Lalo Schifrin - composed "Gillespiana"
*Karen Shane
*Ed Shaughnessy - drummer
*George Shearing - piano
*Jack Sheldon - trumpet, vocals
*Sahib Shihab - saxophone, flute
*Horace Silver - piano
*Andy Simpkins
*Zoot Sims
*Paul Smith - piano
*Mary Stallings - singer
*Herbie Steward - saxophones
*Sonny Stitt - saxophone
*Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
*Ira Sullivan - trumpet, flugelhorn

T

*Art Taylor
*Billy Taylor - piano
*Tommy Tedesco - guitar
*Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
*Toots Thielemans - harmonica
*Jesper Thilo - saxophone, clarinet, flute
*Ed Thigpen
*René Thomas - guitar
*"Sir" Charles Thompson - piano
*Lucky Thompson - saxophone
*Lennie Tristano - piano

U

*René Urtreger - piano

V

*Maurice Vander
*Charlie Ventura - saxophone
*Sarah Vaughan
*Mads Vinding
*Eddie Vinson - saxophone

W

*George Wallington - piano
*Butch Warren - double-bass
*Bill Watrous - trombone
*Georgina Weinstein
*Frank Wess
*Ernie Wilkins
*Mary Lou Williams
*Reg Wilson
*Kai Winding
*Phil Woods - saxophone, clarinet