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Art Pepper was an American alto saxophonist. He began his career in the 1940s, playing with Benny Carter and Stan Kenton. By the 1950s Pepper was recognized as one of the leading alto saxophonists in jazz, epitomized by his finishing second only to Charlie Parker as Best Alto Saxophonist in the Down Beat magazine Readers Poll of 1952.

Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, better known as Artie Shaw, was an American jazz clarinetist, composer and bandleader. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest jazz clarinetists of his time. He is also the writer of both fiction and non-fiction writings.

Benjamin Francis Webster was considered one of the three most important swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Webster spent time with quite a few orchestras in the 1930s, including Andy Kirk, the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in 1934, then Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway, and the short-lived Teddy Wilson big band.

William John Evans, known as Bill Evans, was one of the most inspiring figures of the post-bop jazz piano and known for his highly nuanced touch. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, singing melodic lines influenced a whole generation of pianists including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett.

Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley was an alto-saxophonist of the hard-bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley formed his own group with his brother Nat after signing onto the Savoy jazz label in 1957.
He was noticed by Miles Davis, and its was because of his blues-rooted alto saxophone that Davis asked him to play with his group.

Charles -Charlie- Mingus, Jr. was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and pianist. Mingus is considered one of the most important composers and performers of jazz, and he recorded many highly regarded albums. Dozens of musicians passed through his bands and later went on to impressive careers.

Chet Baker born Chesney Henry Baker jr. was a trumpet player and singer. He has a soft melancholic tone and was an exponent of the American West Coast school in the fifties. In 1952 he won an audition with Charlie Parker and joined the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. Baker formed his own band featuring Russ Freeman on piano and they toured and recorded with great success.

Clifford Brown, aka Brownie, was an influential and highly rated American jazz trumpeter. He died 25, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings. Nonetheless, he had a considerable influence on later jazz trumpet players, inlcuding Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard, Valery Ponomarev and Wynton Marsalis.

Coleman Randolph Hawkins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Hawkins was the first important jazz musician to use this instrument. There were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn. While Hawkins is most strongly associated with the swing music and big bands era, he had a role in the development of bebop in the 1940s.

David Warren -Dave- Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. His long-time musical partner, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, wrote the Dave Brubeck Quartet's best remembered piece, Take Five.