Trumpet
| Louis Armstrong | Roy Eldrige |
| Bunny Berigan | Charlie Shavers |
| Hot Lips Page | Buck Clayton |
| Harry "Sweets" Edison | Harry James |
| Ziggy Elman | Cootie Williams |
| Rex Stewart | Ray Nance |
| Taft Jordan | Erskine Hawkins |
| Bill Coleman | Jonah Jones |
| Frankie Newton | Yank Lawson |
| Billy Butterfield | Bobby Hackett |
|
Trombone
| Jack Teagarden | Tommy Dorsey |
| Dickie Wells | Trummy Young |
| Tricky Sam Nanton | Lawrence Brown |
| Jack Jenney | |
|
Clarinet
| Benny Goodman | Artie Shaw |
| Jimmy Dorsey | Woody Herman |
| Barney Bigard | Edmond Hall |
|
Tenor
| Coleman Hawkins | Lester Young |
| Chu Berry | Ben Webster |
| Charlie Barnet | Herschel Evans |
| Buddy Tate | Dick Wilson |
| Georgie Auld | Illinois Jacquet |
| Flip Phillips | Don Byas |
|
Alto
| Johnny Hodges | Benny Carter |
| Willie Smith | Jimmy Dorsey |
| Woody Herman | Tab Smith |
|
Baritone
Harry Carney
|
Piano
| Art Tatum | Fats Waller |
| Earl Hines | Teddy Wilson |
| Duke Ellington | Mary Lou Williams |
| Joe Sullivan | Jess Stacy |
| Count Basie | Billy Kyle |
| Johnny Guarnieri | Mel Powell |
| Nat King Cole | Jay McShann |
|
Vibes
Lionel Hampton
Red Norvo
|
Violin
Stephane Grapelli
Stuff Smith
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