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Best 1 Gil Evans
Gil Evans

Gil Evans was a Canadian-born arranger and pianist whose orchestral writing shaped Miles Davis projects such as Birth of the Cool in 1949.

2 Benny Carter

Benny Carter was an American alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and arranger whose career spanned from 1920s swing into the 1990s.

3 Benny Golson

Benny Golson was an American tenor saxophonist and composer, co-founder of the Jazztet and writer of standards such as I Remember Clifford.

4 Oliver Nelson

Oliver Nelson was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger, best known for his 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth.

5 Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson was a U.S. pianist, arranger, and bandleader whose 1920s orchestra helped create the big-band swing vocabulary.

6 Jimmy Heath

Jimmy Heath was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger, a member of the Heath Brothers and writer of the standard C.T.A.

7 Bob Brookmeyer

Bob Brookmeyer was an American valve trombonist and arranger linked to Gerry Mulligan and later a leading writer for large jazz ensembles.

8 Al Cohn
Al Cohn

Al Cohn was an American tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer associated with Woody Herman's Second Herd and long partnership with Zoot Sims.

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