Trumpet

Louis Armstrong
Bunny Berigan
Hot Lips Page
Harry "Sweets" Edison
Ziggy Elman
Rex Stewart
Taft Jordan
Bill Coleman
Frankie Newton
Billy Butterfield
Roy Eldrige
Charlie Shavers
Buck Clayton
Harry James
Cootie Williams
Ray Nance
Erskine Hawkins
Jonah Jones
Yank Lawson
Bobby Hackett


Trombone

Jack TeagardenTommy Dorsey
Dickie WellsTrummy Young
Tricky Sam NantonLawrence Brown
Jack Jenney


Clarinet

Benny GoodmanArtie Shaw
Jimmy DorseyWoody Herman
Barney BigardEdmond Hall


Tenor

Coleman HawkinsLester Young
Chu BerryBen Webster
Charlie BarnetHerschel Evans
Buddy TateDick Wilson
Georgie AuldIllinois Jacquet
Flip PhillipsDon Byas


Alto

Johnny HodgesBenny Carter
Willie SmithJimmy Dorsey
Woody HermanTab Smith


Baritone

Harry Carney


Piano

Art TatumFats Waller
Earl HinesTeddy Wilson
Duke EllingtonMary Lou Williams
Joe SullivanJess Stacy
Count BasieBilly Kyle
Johnny GuarnieriMel Powell
Nat King ColeJay McShann


Vibes

Lionel Hampton
Red Norvo


Violin

Stephane Grapelli
Stuff Smith


Guitar

Django ReinhardtCharlie Christian
Carl KressDick McDonough
Freddie GreenAl Casey
Oscar MooreTiny Grimes


Bass

Walter PageIsrael Crosby
John KirbyMilt Hinton
Bob HaggartSlam Stewart
Jimmy Blanton


Drums

Gene KrupaChick Webb
Jo JonesDave Tough
Big Sid CatlettCozy Cole
Buddy Rich


Male Vocalists

Louis ArmstrongCab Calloway
Jimmy RushingBig Joe Turner
Jack TeagardenFats Waller
Hot Lips PageWingy Manone
Louis PrimaBilly Eckstine
Nat King Cole


Female Vocalists

Billy HolidayElla Fitzgerald
Ethel WatersMildred Bailey
Ivie AndersonHelen Ward
Helen ForrestHelen Humes
Maxine Sullivan


Arrangers

Duke EllingtonDon Redman
Fletcher HendersonBenny Carter
Sy OliverEdgar Sampson
Mary Lou WilliamsHorace Henderson
Jimmy MundyGlnn Miller
Eddie Sauter


Significant Big Bands

Duke EllingtonBenny Goodman
Count BasieGlenn Miller
Fletcher HendersonBennie Moten
McKinney's Cotton PickersEarl Hines
Luis RussellCasa Loma Orchestra
Cab CallowayJimmy Lunceford
Chick WebbAndy Kirk
Tommy DorseyJimmy Dorsey
Artie ShawCharlie Barnet
Bob CrosbyHarry James
Erskine HawkinsJay McShann
Gene KrupaLionel Hampton
Stan KentonWoody Herman